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Canada Revenue Agency has just announced a new feature on their online Charity search function. The feature, “Charity Quick View” now displays a summary of the Registered Charity Information Return. The Registered Charity Information Return is filed by…
A recent case decided by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Eng (Re), demonstrates the risk parents take when adding their children to title to their property in joint tenancy. Adding a child as a joint tenant on…
In a recent case from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, A Speedy Solutions Oil Tank Removal Inc. v. Horvath Estate the Executor of the Horvath Estate had entered into a contract to sell the estate real property…
A well drafted employment agreement will address issues of non-solicitation, confidentiality and non-competition, in a manner that precisely focuses on the employer’s business, which will result in an enforceable contract, and the proper protection of the employer’s confidential…
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) has today revealed a list of all the new generic Top-Level Domain names that have been applied for. Currently there are only 22 gTLDs, (e.g. .com, .net, .org), but…
This is an abbreviated version of a case comment that was presented by Nicola at the May 24, 2012, CBA Charities Law and Not-For-Profit Section Meeting. In the Victoria Order of Nurses for Canada v. Greater Hamilton Wellness…
Due to a recent court decision from the Federal Court of Canada, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (the “CIPO”) is now accepting applications for trade-marks that consist of a sound. This in response to a trade-mark application filed…
If Artwork can’t be sold should it valued at $0?
A recent article in the New York Times covers an interesting position taken by the IRS in relation to a piece of artwork entitled “Canyon” and created by Robert Rauschenberg (the “Artwork”). The “sculptural combine” Artwork includes a…