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Tax
Canada
What is H.S.T. The Harmonized Sales Tax ("H.S.T.") is the 15% tax which combines provincial sales taxes and G.S.T. and which is applicable in the Maritime provinces. Residence For purposes of collecting.....
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Family
Canada
Upon separation, the parties should retain counsel in order to try and settle issues arising from the separation, such as support (child and spousal), custody and access and property division. It is important to retain counsel, as s.....
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Accident & Injuries
Canada
This article considers compensation for an acquired brain injury following a motor vehicle accident. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of brain injury. The principles, with the exception of those relating to Part 7, are equally appl.....
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Wills, Estates, Trusts
Canada
There are many offshore jurisdictions in which a trust or company may be established. Some are extremely successful. For example Cayman is the worlds 5th largest banking centre with $1.4 trillion in assets including 8,000 hedge f.....
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Family
Alberta
You are in a common law relationship if you live as a couple but are not married. The law recognizes common law relationships between opposite–sex and same-sex couples after the couple has been in a marriage-like relationship for a certai.....
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Family
Ontario
Child support is regarded as one of the fundamental elements to ensuring that children are properly cared for when parents separate. Public policy dictates that parents be responsible for financially supporting their children in order to limit .....
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Intellectual Property
Canada
Trade-mark registration gives you exclusive rights to words, symbols and designs, or combinations of these, that distinguish your wares or services from those of someone else. Registration provides protection within Canada for renewable 15-year perio.....
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Accident & Injuries
Ontario
A spinal cord injury is one of the most catastrophic events a human being can experience. An injury to the spinal cord is usually the result of a severe trauma to the spine that damages or dislocates vertebrae. Although it is true some damage t.....
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Business
Canada
1. Be prepared to develop elaborate strategies and a master plan and then spontaneously abandon the whole thing in favor of a completely different approach. 2. Approach the witness box with a solemn mantra, which are the .....
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Accident & Injuries
Ontario
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers: Calculating Your SettlementWhen deciding upon a settlement for your personal injury claim, Ottawa lawyers must consider many different factors. It is not a simple process by any means. There is no way for lawyers to kn.....
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Tax
Canada
What is an E.P.S.P. An Employees Profit Sharing Plan ("E.P.S.P.") is a trust that allows an employer to share business profits with some or all of its employees. The E.P.S.P. does not require registration.Amounts are paid to a trustee .....
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Business
Canada
We have observed over the years that the amount of time lawyers have to spend on files can be a source of frustration not only for clients (who have to pay for all that time) but also for lawyers, who would much rather spend their time applying analy.....
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Employment / Labour
Canada
Constructive Dismissal --- How to Change Your Employees Role and Responsibilities Without Facing a Constructive Dismissal Lawsuit As an employer, you retain an ability to determine and revise over time the role and the responsibilities of your e.....
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Family
Alberta
PREPARING FOR YOUR DIVORCE A little pre-divorce planning can go a long way towards making the divorce itself run more smoothly as well as providing you with additional protection. Remember, knowledge is power, particularly in divorce proceedings. Doi.....
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Family
Ontario
Ontario’s Family Law Act provides a formula for the division of the property acquired by the parties during the marriage. This is called the equalization of net family properties. The formula is complicated. .....
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Employment / Labour
Canada
1. When under oath, people who try to answer questions so as to make a point generally don’t. 2. Litigants who do not listen to their lawyer’s advice usually need to be reminded later what that.....
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Accident & Injuries
British Columbia
When an individual is injured in a motor vehicle accident in British Columbia, they potentially are entitled to both no fault compensation and to be put in the position they would have been in if they had not been the victim of another individu.....
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Wills, Estates, Trusts
Canada
Canadian banks and trust companies have a major presence in the Caribbean. First time Canadian tourists to many of the island tax havens are often surprised to see the same logo of their bank in downtown Toronto. Many would be even more surprised to .....
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Family
Canada
There are three important factors that need to be considered when dealing with spousal support and these are entitlement, need and ability to pay.
s.15.2(4) of the Divorce Act states that the court must consider the following factors prior to.....
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Family
Ontario
I’ve heard it many times. Especially from people whose spouse is about to take them to the cleaners!
The truth is that some lawyers do make things worse. They make a “mountain out of a molehill.” They take advantage of their client’s negative fe.....
