Is it fair for the government to expropriate a property and pay less than fair market value? No, said the Honourable Madam Justice Fleming in the New Westminster Court on March 11, 2015. On December 27, 2012, the City of Chilliwack expropriated Mr. Chen’s property, paying him $600,000 for the…
The friendly divorce can happen. According to Joanna Pachner, author of “The Friendly Divorce” (Chatelaine, April 2015 issue), couples can separate from each other without it resulting in the trauma of breaking up of the family unit. Pachner describes going through a “divorce revolution”. The revolution involves re-working expectations for…
The mother of a boy conceived through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) has been ordered to pay her ex-husband over $75,000 in damages, after it came to light that she had misled him into thinking the sperm used for the treatment was his. Judge Deborah Taylor, of Central London County Court,…
Did you know that anyone is vulnerable to a scam? Even the RCMP have had their logo reproduced and used in scams across the country. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has released the top scams committed over the past year, with the hope of warning potential fraud victims: 10. USED…
On Tuesday March 10, 2015, Attorney General Suzanne Anton announced that the B.C. Government is introducing a new on-line program to help settle disputes involving small claims (up to $25,000), including personal injury cases, contract disputes, debt, and strata issues for owners and tenants. The new program, which would be…