Covid-19 Memo
Dear valued clients and business partners: At McQuarrie we care about the safety, health, and well-being of our clients and our employees. Our employees are not permitted…
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The Company Owner’s Guide to B.C.’s New Transparency Register Requirements
Effective October 1, 2020, private companies governed by the British Columbia Business Corporations Act will need to maintain a transparency register listing significant …
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Demystifying Judges’ Reasons
While trial counsel cannot control the adequacy of a judge’s reasons, we can provide clarity, identify the issues and ensure there is an evidentiary record that can be re…
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Commercial Contracts and Failed Real Estate Transactions
On July 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application for leave to appeal involving a failed real estate transaction. In Telsec Developments Ltd v Abstak…
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Preserve Your Wealth and Maximize Your Legacy
The hard truth about your Will is that you won’t really know if it is a good one, until it is too late to change it. By the time someone recognizes that an issue was addr…
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Fighting For Ellie – Long Term Disability Claim Denial
Ellie H. was a 40 year old woman working in Human Resources. She was great at what she did. Ellie was also born with spina-bifida, a condition arising during fetal/child …
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Buyers beware, when you don’t buy: What goes down, may go up!
Warning You are the purchaser of real estate. You have paid a deposit. You don’t complete the transaction. The failure to complete a real estate transaction has real and …
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Keeping Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As we wait for further guidance on the Canada Emergency Wage subsidy, employers would do well to survey all resources available to them and establish a payroll management…
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Disclosure of Your Clinical History
By Perry Armitage, Partner In BC physicians and healthcare professionals are obliged to keep accurate records of every patient visit. Typically, this “clinical history” c…
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