In this issue - #160 June 29, 2012

Why did you become a lawyer?

I have always been fascinated by business and the law.  While completing my Economics and Commerce degrees, I took some basic business law courses which I loved.  I consequently decided to pursue law with a focus on business, real estate and estate planning, and have been very happy with this decision.  I feel privileged to be able to assist people with what are typically the most important transactions in their lives - buying or selling their business or home, and ensuring for their family’s future – all of which makes for a busy and enjoyable practice!

Pushor Mitchell is pleased to announce that Monica McParland has joined the firm.

Pushor Mitchell has available on request the following seminars which range in length from twenty to forty five minutes. For more information please view our seminar listings on our web site at  http://www.pushormitchell.com/seminars.

Please join us August 18-19, 2012 for the 30th anniversary of this event. There are races for every ability, age and experience level including Kids of Steel, Try-a-Tri, Sprint, Olympic and Relay races.

The Ministry of Justice has announced that the new Family Law Act (FLA) will replace the current Family Relations Act (FRA) when it comes into force on March 18, 2013.  The FLA will significantly change the way the Courts deal with the breakdown of relationships.

You have just finished the big game and it’s time to sit back, relax and share some post-game highlights.  You pull-up a chair next to Big Foot and grab a cold one out of the cooler (ok, minus the Big Foot/Sasquatch from the Kokanee commercials, but you get the picture).   If you have played on an adult sports team, belonged to a club, or volunteered, chances are you have sat around to have a few beverages after the big game or meeting.  In many of these situations, the gathering is BYOB (bring your own booze) or there is a group fund and someone is in charge of bringing the cooler full of beverages.  In those instances, there’s usually no official host and no one is selling anything, so who, if anyone beyond the individual themselves, is on the hook if someone in the group drinks too much and bad things happen?

Mild brain injury cases are very complex. This series of 5 articles by BC brain injury lawyer Paul Mitchell, Q.C., will explain the Top 5 Myths About Mild Brain Injury.

Find out what is involved in these challenging and difficult cases, and separate fact from fiction.

Bill 44, British Columbia’s new Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, received Royal Assent this past month. The Act establishes the Civil Resolution Tribunal, a new dispute resolution and adjudicative body which has the authority to hear several types of strata property disputes and, when parties agree, some small claims disputes. The small claims matters included under the Act are presently limited to debt or damages disputes and personal property issues.

From Our Business Law Group – Acted as Counsel to post-secondary institutions in the Okanagan Valley.

Find out more about our Business Law Group: http://www.pushormitchell.com/service/business-law

He is a talented athlete, a gifted musician, an exceptional student, an inspiring mentor, and now Liam Randhawa is the winner of the Pushor Mitchell LLP Gold Medal Leadership Prize. Established by the Kelowna law firm in 2009, the $10,000 award is given annually to a top graduating student in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences.

Trade-marks serve as an indication of a source and a badge of quality for their products and services. Trade-marks perform a key function in the marketplace and are of enormous value to businesses as they act as a sort of shortcut to get consumers to where they want to go.

Evidence of a police officer who sniffed out a thief who found herself in doo-doo was properly admitted at the trial that convicted her of stealing a flat-screen television, Ontario's top court ruled Wednesday.