In this issue - #149 July 29, 2011

Pushor Mitchell is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Baron as our Managing Partner.

Pushor Mitchell is now accepting online payments twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.

The 29th annual Pushor Mitchell Apple Triathlon takes place August 19th to 21st.

Our group has the depth and breadth of experience to quickly respond to any bankruptcy or insolvency matter that our clients may face. We know every situation is unique and we provide each client with tailored solutions intended to maximize the outcome and minimize the hardship.

This series, by BC personal injury lawyer Paul Mitchell Q.C,.will explain the Top Ten mistakes to avoid with your ICBC personal injury claim. The articles will give tips on how to ensure you do not make serious mistakes that could be fatal to your claim. For 10 issues of Legal Alert, Paul will focus on one mistake you should avoid, and what you should do instead to ensure your ICBC personal injury claim is not prejudiced.

This month, Mistake # 1, Settling Your Case Without A Lawyer

Unfortunately for NBC Universal (“NBC”), along with the release of the final Harry Potter movie came the filing of a $1.5milion lawsuit against NBC. The Plaintiff, P22 Type Foundry (“P22”) is a company that designs typefaces. P22 are claiming that the font used on some Harry Potter merchandise (including a “Dementor Cap”, a “Hogwarts Stationery Set” and a “Hedwig Pillow”) was created by them. The font in question is “Cezanne Regular”. P22 are arguing that NBC infringed upon its copyright by using Cezanne Regular for commercial purposes without their permission on said merchandise in connection with a new ride at Orlando's Universal Studios (The Wizarding World of Harry Potter).

The Tax Court of Canada rendered an interesting decision on March 4, 2011 in the case of Hovasse v. R , 2011 TCC 143. The case dealt with an appeal from an ex husband to the Tax Court following CRA’s rejection of his ability to claim the entirety of his spousal support payments over a year to his ex-spouse.

You gave it a pet name. It knows more about you than your mother does. Sometimes you even sleep with it. In fact, you're so attached to it that being separated for only a few minutes could send you into a panic.

While smartphone users worry about mobile hacking and other security threats that are making news these days, psychologists and others are concerned about another equally troubling issue: the growing obsession among people who would much rather interact with their smartphones than with other human beings.