Seminars
Pushor Mitchell has available on request the following seminars which range in length from twenty to forty five minutes. If your group is interested in a complimentary session for any of the following topics please contact Jackie Blake at blake@pushormitchell.com.
Business
- B.C. Business Corporations Act (Tom Fellhauer)
- Business Succession – Get Ready To Sell (Sue Connaghan)
- Buying and/or Selling Your Business (Curtis Darmohray; Theresa Arsenault, Q.C.; Sue Connaghan)
- Confidentiality and Protection of Corporate Interest Agreements (Andrew Brunton)
- Enforcement of Security under the Personal Property Security Act (Mark Danielson; Eric Ledding)
- Operating a Limited Company in BC (Tom Fellhauer)
- Professional Due Diligence and Liability (Andrew Brunton)
- Shareholder and Partnership Disputes (Eric Ledding)
- Shareholders Agreements (Tom Fellhauer; Theresa Arsenault, Q.C.; Sue Connaghan)
- Should I Incorporate? (Tom Fellhauer)
- Tax Considerations On Sale Of Your Business (Tom Fellhauer)
- Types of Business Structures (Andrew Brunton; Theresa Arsenault, Q.C.)
- What to Expect When You Buy a Business (Sue Connaghan)
Charities and Not-For-Profits
- Charitable Foundations (Tom Fellhauer)
- Incorporating and Operating a Not-For-Profit Society in BC (Tom Fellhauer)
- Tax-planned Donations – Maximize the Impact of your Gift (Tom Fellhauer)
Employment Law
- Bullying (Alf Kempf)
- Disputes with the CRA: Employee vs. Independent Contractor (Tom Fellhauer)
- Employment Law (Joni Metherell)
- Factors That Affect the Determination of Severance Amounts Payable to Employees (Greg Pratch)
- Formal Employment Agreements vs. Offer Letters (Greg Pratch)
- Recent Developments on Human Rights in the Workplace Related to Family Leave, Appearance and Language (Alf Kempf)
- Strategies for Managing Retirement and Succession (Alf Kempf)
- The Anatomy of a Wrongful Dismissal Action (Alf Kempf)
Estate Litigation
- Acting as an Executor or Administrator of an Estate (Joni Metherell)
- Common Claims Against Estates (Joni Metherell)
- Understanding the New Wills Estates and Succession Act (Joni Metherell)
Family
- B.C.’s New Family Law Act: A Summary of the Changes (Taryn Moore
- The Fundamentals of Family Law (Taryn Moore)
First Nations
- Developing on First Nations Land (Theresa Arsenault, Q.C.; Andrea East)
- Structuring Business Entities for First Nations Economic Development (Andrea East)
Legal Profession
- Lawyers and Professional Responsibility (Tom Fellhauer)
- The Rule of Law and Why it is Important in a Modern Society (Tom Fellhauer)
Personal Injury
- Brain Injury Claims (Paul Mitchell, Q.C.)
- Health Care Professionals – Legal Issues and Your Practice (Paul Mitchell, Q.C; Greg Pratch)
- Maximizing Compensation on ICBC Claims (Greg Pratch; Eric Ledding)
- Medical Malpractice: The Top 7 things You Need to Know (Paul Mitchell, Q.C. )
- Slips and Falls (Eric Ledding)
- Spinal Cord Injury Claims (Paul Mitchell, Q.C.)
- Structured Settlements: The Pros and Cons (Paul Mitchell, Q.C.)
- The Top 5 Myths about Mild Brain Injury (Paul Mitchell, Q.C.)
- Top 10 Mistakes You Don’t Want To Make With Your ICBC Claim (Paul Mitchell, Q.C.)
Real Estate
- Buying and Selling a Home (Curtis Darmohray; Sue Connaghan )
- Defaults Under Commercial Leases – Five Things Landlords Need to Know (Alf Kempf; Eric Ledding)
- Enforcement of Mortgages and Foreclosures (Mark Danielson; Eric Ledding)
- First Time Home Buyer (Curtis Darmohray)
- Implications of Using a Power of Attorney (Curtis Darmohray)
- Land Development (Brad Cronquist)
- Property Transfer Tax Issues (Curtis Darmohray)
- Title Charges (Curtis Darmohray; Sue Connaghan)
Tax
- B.C. Venture Capital Tax Programs (Blair Forrest)
- Dealing with a CRA Audit (Tom Fellhauer)
- Income Splitting (Tom Fellhauer)
- Moving Abroad – Ceasing to be a Resident of Canada (Tom Fellhauer)
- New Rules for the Taxation of Dividends (Tom Fellhauer)
- Tax Appeals (Tom Fellhauer; Greg Pratch)
- Tax Planning (Tom Fellhauer)
- Tax Planning for Professionals (Tom Fellhauer)
Wills, Estates and Trusts
- Estate Freezes (Tom Fellhauer; Melodie Lind)
- Estate Planning (Sue Connaghan; Curtis Darmohray; Tom Fellhauer; Theresa Arsenault, Q.C.; Melodie Lind)
- Estate Planning for Clients with Assets in Multiple Jurisdictions (Theresa Arsenault, Q.C.; Melodie Lind)
- New Rules for Powers of Attorney (Theresa Arsenault, Q.C.)
- Planning for Persons with Disabilities (Melodie Lind)
- Powers of Attorney, Advance Directives and Representation Agreements (Curtis Darmohray; Theresa Arsenault, Q.C.; Sue Connaghan)
- Tax Planning and Trusts (Tom Fellhauer)
- Trusts (Theresa Arsenault; Tom Fellhauer; Melodie Lind)
- Wills Estates and Succession Act & Family Law Act – Implications for Estate Planning (Curtis Darmohray)
- Wills and Testamentary Trusts (Theresa Arsenault; Tom Fellhauer; Melodie Lind)