The Provincial Government is boosting funding for legal aid.
The term ‘Legal Aid’ encompasses a large range of areas – what areas are actually receiving the funding? As you may recall, way back 3 years ago in March of 2019, legal aid lawyers had planned a job action to strike. They planned to begin to limit or suspend the services of the 590 Lawyers […]
What specifically are Articling Students?
What specifically are Articling Students? After graduating from Law School, a 3-year graduate-level university course containing mostly theory, a graduate must then learn the practical aspects of being a lawyer. This is done during a one-year‘ articling’ period and is essentially a fourth year as a student in a paid internship. There is a 10-week […]
What rideshare drivers need to know
Ridesharing in Kamloops Several rideshare companies operate using Apps that are looking to move into Kamloops (Kabu, Lucky to Go and Uride). What do potential drivers need to be concerned with to be an employee or contractor with one of these companies? Driver Rideshare drivers in British Columbia are required to have a class 1, […]
Electronic Assets and Wills
What are Electronic assets? Electronic assets are any digital material that comes with a right to use that material. They are also called digital assets. There are two general types: the first are those that have sentimental or social value like social media accounts and the second are those that have financial value like cryptocurrency […]
Tax Time, Retirement and Small Business Succession
Every April, we all turn our minds to getting our annual taxes completed. We gather our records, we meet with our bookkeepers and accountants and we look to the next year’s plan and goals. This pandemic has changed so many things related to how we work, do business and plan for retirement. For some, […]
ICBC Enhanced Care
ICBC went to ‘enhanced care’ on May 1, 2021. What does this mean for ICBC insured drivers? Enhanced is an interesting word They did not enhance anything the average car accident victim would be entitled to under the old insurance. They always were entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars of treatment costs to […]
Failure to Disclose a Marijuana Grow Operation
There are many things to consider when buying or selling a home. An important, but sometimes overlooked factor is, whether or not the property was ever used as a marijuana grow operation. A new case was filed in BC Small Claims Court for $35,000 out of Heffley Creek against the previous homeowners and their realtor […]
Icy Sidewalks and Injuries – Who is responsible?
With our Canadian February comes snow and melting and freezing temperatures, which means ice, slush and so many places to beware of a slip and fall! As private residential homeowners or tenants (occupiers), we are responsible for shovelling and salting our driveways and walkways to ensure the safety of persons who enter onto our […]
Beware the Urgent Telephone Calls or Emails!
We have all been getting calls that come up on our telephone display as a local number or as ‘Canada Revenue Agency’, ‘Border Services’ or ‘RCMP’. When we answer, the recording or person on the line says there is an urgent matter and a scary, dire situation!!!! Con-artists can now clone telephone numbers of real […]
Drivers Licence and Insurance Rules when Relocating
You have just completed your move. You spent months finding the right neighbourhood, arranging to buy or rent a new home and then packed up your old one and moved to the new one. There are a million and one things to organize – hook up power, internet and natural gas. Register the kids for school. Buy […]