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LK Law Vancouver Personal Injury Team
Our Vancouver team of personal injury lawyers have over 50 years of combined experience successfully representing Lower Mainland clients from all walks of life.
Canadian Disclosure Obligations and the European Union Privacy Directive
Presented by Patricia Armstrong, Jonathan Fung, January 2012
It is an important task of every litigator to consider the balance between the competing interests of the protection of personal privacy and a party’s disclosure obligations.
Reduction in Damages for Failure to Mitigate
by Jesse Halperin, November 2011
Mitigation is an important principle in negligence law. It places a positive duty on a wronged plaintiff to take all reasonable steps to mitigate or minimize the damage caused by the defendant’s negligence.
Changes to Enduring Powers of Attorney (RSBC 1996, c. 370)
by Nicholas Safarik, Erin Easingwood, October 2011
On September 1, 2011, certain provisions of the Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (the “Act”) came into effect, resulting in amendments to various statues relating to incapacity planning, including the Power of Attorney Act (the “POAA”).
Air Canada Ordered to Comply to Pension Legislation – Former Spouses
Ex spouses of Air Canada pilots, and other employees, have had to rely on the good will of their former spouses to comply with Court Orders requiring them to pay their ex spouse a share of the pension.
Christine Eilers Called to the Bar
The partners of Lindsay Kenney LLP are pleased to announce Ms. Christine Eilers after successfully completing her articles at our firm, was called to the British Columbia Bar on May 24, 2011. A long-time resident of the North Shore, Ms. Eilers will join our firm’s downtown offices in the Family Law and General Litigation Practice Groups.
Scope of Shimco Clarified and Restricted
by Melissa Bryden, March 2011
The appellant in Wah Fai Plumbing & Heating Inc v. Ma, 2011 BCCA 26 sought to extend the decision in Shimco Metal Erectors Ltd. v. Design Steel Constructors Ltd., 2002 BCSC 238, affirmed in Shimco Metal Erectors Ltd. v. North Vancouver (District), 2003 BCCA 193, to situations where an owner fails to retain a holdback.
An Update on the New Wills, Estates and Succession Act Legislation
by Michael Dupuis, February 2011
As I noted in my January 2011 article, we are scheduled to welcome this year the new Wills, Estates and Succession Act. However, the timing of its formal introduction has been delayed as the government attempts to sort out some of the issues that have arisen since the legislation was drafted.
Costs Consequences and Rejecting Offers to Settle
by Jesse Halperin, January 2011
In the normal course of a lawsuit, the party who is ultimately successful will get an order for costs. This means the unsuccessful party will be required to pay the costs and expenses incurred by the successful party in bringing the lawsuit through to trial. While these costs orders rarely cover the actual costs that a party is required to expend to succeed at trial, they do help to soften the blow of the increasing costs of litigation.
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