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We are pleased to announce that Kornfeld’s has been ranked by Chambers and Partners in their upcoming 2024 guide. Chambers...… Keep Reading
We are pleased to announce that Kornfeld’s has been ranked by Chambers and Partners in their upcoming 2024 guide. Chambers...… Keep Reading
Note: this blog has been updated as of March 27, 2023, following the announcement of amendments to the Act (the...… Keep Reading
Note: this blog has been updated as of March 27, 2023, following the announcement of amendments to the Act (the...… Keep Reading
In a recent decision, Benias v Lee, 2021 BCSC 2312, the B.C. Supreme Court rejected the claim of a co-owner...… Keep Reading
This paper outlines the ways in which tracing may be employed by plaintiffs to recover funds or other property. Tracing...… Keep Reading
What should Landlords Consider when Approached by Commercial Tenants for Rent Relief? As we are currently in an unprecedented...… Keep Reading
Prime Minister Announces Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) On April 24, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the...… Keep Reading
Like other governments across Canada, British Columbia has recently taken a number of measures to combat money laundering, tax evasion...… Keep Reading
Built in 1903, when there were 60,000 people living in the city, Woodward’s was geographically split between the premier downtown...… Keep Reading
The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently clarified lease renewal rights in the context of a commercial lease in The...… Keep Reading
Under the Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011, c. 25 (the “FLA”), unless property is “excluded property”, property owned by at...… Keep Reading
It is rare that a reasonably straightforward statutory provision receives consideration by the Court of Appeal three times within little...… Keep Reading
On June 21, 2012, the Court of Appeal released its reasons in 299 Burrard Residential Limited Partnership v. Essalat, 2012...… Keep Reading
Developers’ rights, if you can call them that, were eroded even further in the latest decision by the BC Supreme...… Keep Reading
Planning for ownership of U.S. real estate Introduction If you have not yet received this call, you will. “My wife/husband...… Keep Reading
Much needed clarification regarding disclosure obligations for the pre-sale development industry in British Columbia. In the wake of the Supreme… Keep Reading
A seemingly counter-intuitive process has just come a bit closer to being the final law of Canada. We often act...… Keep Reading
Thanks to Richard Sehmer for his assistance with this article On November 29, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released...… Keep Reading
The assistance of articled student Richard Sehmer is gratefully acknowledged. [editor’s note – This decision was reversed by the British...… Keep Reading
In the preparation of this article, the assistance of articled student Richard Sehmer is gratefully acknowledged. You may recall that,...… Keep Reading
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled on the question of whether section 73.1 of the Land Title Act...… Keep Reading
In a case being heard before the B.C. Supreme Court this week, a mortgagee who has discharged its security is...… Keep Reading