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What does the Administrative Law Practice cover?

Administrative law includes government legislation, common law principles and rulings of administrative bodies. The last century has seen an increase in the delegation by government to specialist administrative bodies to regulate and administer various public activities.

Two examples of such administrative bodies include the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and provincial Human Rights Commissions.

Visitors should defer to professional legal sources in each province to ascertain Administrative Law situations. Each province has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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What does the Business Law Practice cover?

Business law or commercial law is the body of law which governs business and commerce and is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals both with issues of private law and public law. Commercial law regulates corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods, taxes, partnerships, stockholders agreements.

• Banking
• Institutional Lending and Asset Securitization
• Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Re-Structuring
• Transportation Law
• Business, Securities and Commercial Law
• E-business and Information Technology
• Labour Law
• Incorporation
• Corporate Disputes
• Municipal and Planning Law
• Commercial Real Estate Law
• Property Development
• Leasing
• Regulatory Affairs
• Tax Law
• Partnership Agreements
• Stockholders Agreements
• Business Litigation
• Construction Law

Visitors should defer to professional legal sources in each province to ascertain Business Law situations. Each province has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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Civil litigation involves a wide variety of legal disputes from breach of contract, personal injury, and damages actions to debt collection and contested estate work.

• motor vehicle accidents,
• personal injury and wrongful death cases,
• contract claims,
• debtor/creditor,
• family law,
• real estate and mortgage disputes,
• landlord & tenant disputes
• business disputes,
• employment matters,
• insurance claims,
• environmental litigation, and
• estate litigation.

Visitors should defer to professional legal sources in each province to ascertain civil litigation situations. Each province has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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Criminal law offences range from traditional crimes such as murder, assault, robbery and theft, to newer crimes such as driving with a blood alcohol level “over 80.” As well the Youth Justice Act addresses crimes committed by persons under the age of 18.

Provinces in Canada have an important role in criminal law. While the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction to enact criminal law, the provinces have the authority to administer the criminal law. Each province has a provincial court system, with judges appointed by the provincial government and with courts administered and paid for by the provinces. These courts handle the bulk of criminal law matters. Also, the provinces have the power to pass laws that deal matters involving Liquor Control, Highway and Traffic, and other areas.

Criminal Procedure: An Overview In Canada, criminal law is enacted by the federal Parliament. Criminal procedure in Canada is concerned with criminal proceedings in the criminal courts and such matters as conduct within the courtroom, competency of witnesses, oaths and affirmations, and presentation of evidence. In a narrow sense, criminal procedure covers pleading, evidence, and practice. In a broader sense, it encompasses rules in the Criminal Code which deal with police powers, right to counsel, search warrants, interim release, witnesses, etc.

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What does the Estate Law Practice cover?

Estate planning is the process of managing and maximizing your estate assets and all of the means by which those assets are left to your survivors - your family and loved ones - after you die.

It encompasses the obvious issues of inheritance - , identifying your beneficiaries, making out your will and choosing your executor. But it also includes such diverse matters as planning for your financial security at retirement, the protection of your assets from estate taxes, assigning power of attorney, and issues of estate transfer, like avoiding probate and the use of trusts to provide for dependants.

Visitors should defer to professional legal sources in each province to ascertain Estate Law situations. Each province has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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What does the Family Law Practice cover?

In general Family Law covers - prenuptial agreements, marriage, divorce, child support, spousal support, and matrimonial property.

• Child Support
• Abortion Law
• Child Custody
• Divorce Law
• Family Dispute Resolution
• Family Violence
• Marriage
• Matrimonial Property
• Spousal Support
• Prenuptial Agreements

Visitors should contact professional legal sources in each province to ascertain their specific rights in Family Law situations. There is too much at stake to try to actually resolve your situation through general legal information material. In addition, each province has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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Employment law involves the legal rights and obligations that regulate all aspects of the workplace relationship between employers and employees. It includes issues such as:

• hiring
• contractual agreements
• wrongful dismissal
• health and safety
• human rights
• employment standards
• retirement
• benefits
• directors and officers liability
• mergers
• acquisitions and downsizings
• workers compensation

In Canada, most of the legislation relating to labour and employment are made by the federal and provincial governments. Which laws apply to you can depend on whether your employer is regulated by the provincial government or by the federal government.

Visitors should defer to professional legal sources in each province to ascertain Employment & Labour Law situations. Each province has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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Every year, millions of people enter Canada, some are visitors -- tourists, business people, foreign students, workers and other travelers -- who come to stay for only a short time. Others are Canadian citizens or permanent residents returning from trips abroad. And still others are newcomers or refugees, coming to make Canada their new home.

All of these people are affected in some way by Canada's new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its Regulations.

• Permanent or Temporary Stays
• Investor Class Entry
• Skilled Worker Entry
• Family or Spouse Entry
• Special Entry Programs
• Study and Extended Visits
• NAFTA permits
• Difficulties with Immigration
• Pre-immigration tax planning for investors
• Obtaining immigration file notes

Visitors should defer to professional legal sources in each province to ascertain Immigration Law situations. Canada has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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What does the Personal Injury Law Practice cover?

If your case and injury involves any of the following areas you will need to seek experienced legal help. In some provinces there is a time limitation to producing a claim and as such the sooner you contact a personal injury lawyer the better your chances are in instituting a claim. Remember that it is important that you contact a lawyer as soon as possible.

• Motor vehicle accidents
• Pedestrian injury
• Product liability
• Motorcycle or bicycle injury accidents
• Slip and fall injuries
• Professional negligence
• Farm accidents
• Airplane accidents
• Claims against insurers
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Brian Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Soft Tissue Injury
• Fatal accidents

Visitors should defer to professional legal sources in each province to ascertain their specific rights in Personal Injury Law situations. There is too much at stake to try to actually resolve your situation through general legal information material. In addition, each province has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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What does the Real Estate Law Practice cover?

Property denotes dominion or right of use, control, and disposition which one may lawfully exercise over things, objects, or land.

• Residential Real Estate
• Commercial Real Estate
• Condominium Contracts
• Construction Liens
• Mortgage Agreements
• Relocation
• Landlord Tennant

There are two types of property, namely, real property and personal property.

Real property refers to land which includes not only the face of the earth but everything of a permanent nature over or under it. This also includes structures and minerals. However, for the most part, provinces have exclusive jurisdiction over the land within their borders, and their laws concerning the kind of interests that can be held and how they are created is not subject to Federal law.

Visitors should defer to professional legal sources in each province to ascertain Real Estate Law situations. Each province has unique rules (which are sometimes in more than one law) which must be consulted in technical detail.

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