In this issue - #130 December 23, 2009

The staff and lawyers at Pushor Mitchell would like to extend our best wishes to you and your families for a Wonderful Holiday Season and Happy New Year.

We will be closing our offices for Christmas on December 24th, 2009 at noon and re-opening on December 29th, 2009.

We will be closing our offices for New Year's on December 31st, 2009 at 3:00 and re-opening on January 4th, 2010.

Have a great holiday season!

The staff and lawyers at Pushor Mitchell are proud to congratulate Theresa Arsenault on being appointed Queen's Counsel by the Ministry of Attorney General, British Columbia.

Pushor Mitchell is proud to partner with the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation in once again sponsoring the 2009 Christmas Catalogue – Give a Gift for Life Campaign.
 

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (“INAC”) is the arm of the federal government responsible for managing leasing of First Nations lands.  INAC has an extensive process before a lease can be approved and registered in the Indian Lands Registry.  The steps listed in this Article can be conducted concurrently with the negotiation of the terms of the lease.

Following a two year project including research and public consultation, the BCLI has released its report about commercial tenancy legislation in British Columbia.  The Report, which is available online at http://www.bcli.org/bclrg/projects/commercial-tenancy-act-reform-project, includes a proposed draft of new legislation. There is no indication if and when this proposal will move forward.

As a result of recent economic circumstances, owning foreign real estate such as homes in California or Arizona has become an attractive proposition. But what are the tax implications of owning a foreign home upon death?

The recent Report Following a Public Interest Investigation respecting the death of Robert Dziekanski relied heavily on video evidence produced by a bystander.  I’m thinking employers should get accustomed to facing such evidence of the actions of their staff.