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)