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When my 14 year old daughter attempts to give me the low down of wills and trust because of something she heard on the Internet, yet fails to consider the particularities of jurisdiction, it shows the importance of jurisdiction-specific estate planning.

Misleading Internet Advice on Trusts and Probate that Albertans are Viewing Why using a living trust to avoid probate is often a massive waste ...

AI as your Lawyer. Given a number of recent interactions that I have had as a lawyer, I felt it important to discuss how far too many people are looking at AI as their lawyer, which has become increasingly prevalent based on my own recent discussions and research into the use of AI as one’s personal lawyer.

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Walmart's recent employee announcement about relocating corporate employees from 3 key hubs, including its Toronto, Ontario location, poses serious challenges and considerations for impacted employees as to relocating or being permanently laid off.

Walmart Layoffs, Relocations and Employee Action What is the employee impact arising from Walmart's relocation and layoff initiative and what actions should employees consider? Even if you've acted, there m...

The FTC is attempting to eliminate non-competes in the employment context throughout the USA. Will it be successful? Or will court litigation derail this effort to end to non-competition agreements for employees & independent contractors?

Is this the End of Non-Competes in the USA We recently saw the United States Federal Trade Commission vote to institute a new rule as to the interpretation of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission...

The federal government's move to increase the inclusion rate for purposes of calculating capital gains at first appeared like a serious tax grab, however, its impact would not appear to be as extensive as it would initially appear once you begin to actually calculate the numbers and the offsets, in particular the lifetime capital gains exemption and personal residence sales, as well as the income Canadian Entrepreneurs' Incentive, such that its focus would appear to set on truly high net earners and larger corporations, with the impact serving to offset the advantages that those taxpayers gain in tax planning, including their use of capital gains to reduce their effective tax rate.

TAX ALERT: Capital Gains Tax Changes 2024 [major inclusion rate increase] ** What you need to know about the capital gains tax increase to inclusion rates from http://www.LawTax.ca **The Canadian federal government has indicated in...