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Sudden Wealth Estate Planning Strategies for Lottery Winners and Sudden Inheritances

Sudden Wealth: Estate Planning Strategies for Lottery Winners and Sudden Inheritances

Imagine this: you wake up and your life has changed. You have received an unexpected windfall such as winning lottery ticket or a sudden inheritance. The money is real but…

Your Advisor Lied The Common Estate Planning Myth That's Costing Canadians Millions

Your Advisor Lied: The Common Estate Planning “Myth” That’s Costing Canadians Millions

People trust advisors. They listen. They sign papers. They do as they are told. Sometimes that is the right move. Sometimes it is the wrong move. In estate planning, the…

Corporate Social Responsibility Legal Considerations for Canadian Businesses

Corporate Social Responsibility: Legal Considerations for Canadian Businesses

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a modern-day prerequisite for businesses. As socio-environmental challenges grow in the wake of depleting earth resources and mounting global warming dangers, businesses, having the biggest…

Exclusive Legal Considerations When Buying Property in Canada

Exclusive Legal Considerations When Buying Property in Canada

Buying property is often one of our biggest investments in years. It is, therefore, worth the time and effort to conduct proper research to examine various aspects related to bylaws, growth patterns,…

Corporate Law and Intellectual Property: What Every Business Needs to Know

Corporate Law and Intellectual Property: What Every Business Needs to Know

Intellectual property sometimes becomes more important than tangible property. Ideas, inventions, and innovation are the fountains of wealth in today’s world.   The uniqueness of creation and ideas is a marvel…

Remarkable Legal Considerations for Buying or Selling a Vacation Property in Canada

Remarkable Legal Considerations for Buying or Selling a Vacation Property in Canada

Buying or selling vacation property in Canada is more complex than some think. With increasing digitization and connectedness, identities have also been obscured. This is why identity theft and other kinds of…

How to Resolve Property Disputes: Legal Options for Canadian Homeowners

How to Resolve Property Disputes: Legal Options for Canadian Homeowners

 Disputes are a part of life, whether you are a multi-billionaire or living paycheck to paycheck. “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to handle conflict by…

Valuable Corporate Governance Practices for Business in Canada

Valuable Corporate Governance Practices for Business in Canada

Corporate governance continues to evolve worldwide, including in Canada. The legislative reforms in Canada have enhanced the focus on environmental considerations, diversity, and artificial intelligence. Similarly, protecting the rights of shareholders and…

Substantial Role of Corporate Attorneys in Mergers and Acquisitions

Substantial Role of Corporate Attorneys in Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions lead to pertinent legal complexities that the corporations’ stakeholders may not have experienced or foreseen in everyday business dealings. Therefore, taking on this task without legal advice…

Know the Most Common Types of Wills in Alberta

Know the Most Common Types of Wills in Alberta

Wills are essential in determining how your assets should be dealt with, primarily after your death. Making a will can be very important because, in the absence of one, it…