by artrageous | Dec 19, 2017 | Business, Employment, Other
A number of significant amendments to the Alberta Employment Standards Code will occur on January 1, 2018. The amendments are part of Alberta’s Bill 17: The Fair and Family Friendly Workplaces Act. As such, the changes affect only those Alberta workplaces not governed...
by artrageous | Nov 29, 2017 | Civil Litigation, Family & Divorce, Personal Injury
Why do we lawyers call what we do a “practice”? I suppose it is because we are always striving to do well for our clients and that the law is not an exact science. All we can do is know the law and apply it to our client’s circumstances. This is why it is so very...
by artrageous | Nov 23, 2017 | Wills & Estates
Jill had just finished drafting her Will for her family, preparing for the day when she would pass on. Jill determined that she wished to leave everything to her adult children, Paul and Sarah, leaving out her 6-year common law partner, Johnny. In this specific...
by artrageous | Sep 25, 2017 | Business, Family & Divorce
“The answer to this question is simple. All the money that you take from the company for personal use is considered income for the purposes of determining child support. What is tricky is that when people think of their income, they think of the amount showing...
by artrageous | Sep 22, 2017 | Surface Rights
Before I start to explain how comparable agreements can help to determine the proper level of compensation a landowner is entitled to, landowners should be aware of Section 25 (1) of the Surface Rights Act. The Board, in determining the amount of compensation payable...
