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Is it a fixture or is it a chattel?
Canada - May 1 2013
Landlords, tenants and law students all wrestle over what it means to be a fixture as opposed to a chattel. It matters to landlords because, at the
The difficult problem of disinheriting a child
Canada - August 7 2012
Many parents, late in life, come to realize that one or more of their children are not people they like or respect
Mining report: PDAC's appeal to B.C.-based mining firms
Canada - April 30 2013
March saw the annual migration of B.C.-based mining companies to Toronto for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference
Alberta government introduces Aboriginal Consultation Levy legislation
Canada - May 14 2013
On Wednesday, May 8, the Alberta government introduced Bill 22, the Aboriginal Consultation Levy Act, in the Alberta Legislature. Bill 22 is being
The "Interests of Justice" and the Civil Forfeiture Act: the B.C. Court of Appeal weighs in...
Canada - January 23 2013
Some time ago I blogged about the decision in B.C. (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Wolff. That case was something of a setback for the Director of

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Alberta government introduces Aboriginal Consultation Levy legislation
Canada - May 14 2013
On Wednesday, May 8, the Alberta government introduced Bill 22, the Aboriginal Consultation Levy Act, in the Alberta Legislature. Bill 22 is being
Is it a fixture or is it a chattel?
Canada - May 1 2013
Landlords, tenants and law students all wrestle over what it means to be a fixture as opposed to a chattel. It matters to landlords because, at the
Mining report: PDAC's appeal to B.C.-based mining firms
Canada - April 30 2013
March saw the annual migration of B.C.-based mining companies to Toronto for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference
BC Court of Appeal acknowledges independence of the Bar as a principle of fundamental justice
Canada - April 23 2013
In October 2011 I wrote about the BC Supreme Court decision in Federation of Law Societies of Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 BCSC 1270 in
B.C.'s new Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act
Canada - April 10 2013
On March 2, 2013, the Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, S.B.C. 2012, c. 19, was quietly enacted. This statute had been on the books since 2012

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