FH&P Lawyers http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog Articles, News & Information from FH&P Lawyers, Kelowna BC. Tue, 01 May 2012 18:58:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Registered Disability Savings Plans http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/wills-estates-trusts/registered-disability-savings-plans?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=registered-disability-savings-plans http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/wills-estates-trusts/registered-disability-savings-plans#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:58:03 +0000 Jim Herperger http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/?p=496 You are likely very familiar with the Registered Educational Savings Plans; it is unlikely that you are as familiar with a similar program for those with disabilities. Like the RESP, the RDSP allows a parent or others to put money…

]]> http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/wills-estates-trusts/registered-disability-savings-plans/feed 0 Use Care While Backing Up http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/business-law/use-care-while-backing-up?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-care-while-backing-up http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/business-law/use-care-while-backing-up#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:50:33 +0000 Clay Williams http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/?p=487 I recently had the opportunity to look into a driver’s standard of care when backing up a vehicle.

The Motor Vehicle Act includes the following provisions:

                193         The driver of a vehicle must not cause the vehicle to move…

]]> http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/business-law/use-care-while-backing-up/feed 0 Incorporation: Is it time to set up a Company? http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/business-law/incorporation-is-it-time-to-set-up-a-company?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=incorporation-is-it-time-to-set-up-a-company http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/business-law/incorporation-is-it-time-to-set-up-a-company#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:15:19 +0000 Dylan Switzer http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/?p=484 While many people believe that the incorporation of their business is a given, this is not necessarily the case. There are a number of other forms of business organization such as partnerships, limited partnerships and sole proprietorships that…

]]> http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/business-law/incorporation-is-it-time-to-set-up-a-company/feed 0 Residency of a Trust for Tax Purposes: the Supreme Court of Canada and the Fundy Settlement. http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/wills-estates-trusts/residency-of-a-trust-for-tax-purposes-the-supreme-court-of-canada-and-the-fundy-settlement?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=residency-of-a-trust-for-tax-purposes-the-supreme-court-of-canada-and-the-fundy-settlement http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/wills-estates-trusts/residency-of-a-trust-for-tax-purposes-the-supreme-court-of-canada-and-the-fundy-settlement#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:55:27 +0000 Jim Herperger http://www.fhplawyers.com/blog/?p=478 The residency of a Trust; whether it be a trust in a Will or a stand alone Trust such as an Alter-Ego or Family Trust  is a key concept in Wills and Trusts law. A prudent solicitor will generally not…

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