Wind Up Your Family Trust; is now the perfect time?
New income tax rules have been introduced that will mean more onerous reporting requirements for Family Trusts in 2021. The government feels that there has been a lack of transparency and reporting in…
Protecting Company Data from Cyber Criminals
COVID-19 has forced many businesses to have their employees work remotely. Most employers were not prepared for such dramatic changes to daily business operations and have adopted to the crisis…
What to Do When All Else Fails – Small Business Guide to COVID-19
We are realistically only one month into the shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and already businesses are starting to feel a serious pinch. This is a serious concern not only for the small…
FH&P Lawyers LLP is pleased to announce that Darren Kautz has joined the partnership effective April 1, 2020
FH&P Lawyers LLP is pleased to announce that Darren Kautz has joined the partnership effective April 1, 2020. Darren’s practice focuses on personal injury, construction litigation, estate litigation,…
Remote mediation
A mediation is a negotiation that is assisted by a mediator. Mediators do not make decisions but they help the parties negotiate by facilitating the discussion in joint sessions and by meeting with…
What to do when the Courts are closed?
On March 18, 2020 the Supreme Court of British Columbia announced the suspension of regular operations at all courthouses in BC. This unprecedented move underscored a commitment to the health and…
Commercial Leasing for Tenants during Covid-19
For most business owners, entering into and abiding by a commercial lease is a standard part of running a business. Most business owners have seen their businesses through ups and downs, times of boom…
Parenting Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic
If you have kids and you are separated or divorced from the other parent of those kids, there is a good chance you have an Agreement of some sort (written or unwritten) or a Court Order outlining how…
Rent & COVID-19
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal and Provincial Governments are urging Canadians to stay home and practice social distancing. As a result, we have seen massive layoffs and many…
Covid-19: What will happen to my real estate deal?
In light of the Covid 19 crisis, many parties are concerned about whether or not their real estate deals will be able to complete. What happens if the banks close? What happens if the Land Title…
Wind Up Your Family Trust; is now the perfect time?
New income tax rules have been introduced that will mean more onerous reporting requirements for Family Trusts in 2021. The government feels that there has been a lack of transparency and reporting in the administration of trusts, and are now requiring mandatory reporting on the details of these trust and the people involved in them.
Protecting Company Data from Cyber Criminals
COVID-19 has forced many businesses to have their employees work remotely. Most employers were not prepared for such dramatic changes to daily business operations and have adopted to the crisis situation on the fly.
What to Do When All Else Fails – Small Business Guide to COVID-19
We are realistically only one month into the shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and already businesses are starting to feel a serious pinch. This is a serious concern not only for the small businesses, but for all of us in Kelowna. Small businesses are the pillars in our community – they’re the sponsors at our charity events, they pay the salaries of thousands of Kelowna citizens, and their profits remain local, spent at local businesses. We ALL have an interest in keeping local businesses alive.