In This Issue - #183 May 30, 2014

 Pushor Mitchell is pleased to welcome David Brown to the firm as an associate lawyer.

Pushor Mitchell is pleased to welcome Jesse Bernhardt to the firm as an associate lawyer.

The new Wills, Estates and Succession Act ("WESA") has given the Court a new power to “fix” or “correct” a problem where a Will does not comply with the formal rules of execution. In its broadest interpretation, the Court may consider almost any evidence of a person’s intention and give effect to it as though it is a person’s valid Will.

 In a recent case involving Blackberry and one of its executive employees a court made a declaration that a relatively long notice period by an employee (six months) is valid and enforceable.

 On July 1, 2014, most sections of Canada’s new anti-spam legislation (“CASL”) will come into effect.  Among other things, there are important new requirements for continuing to use e-mail and other electronic messages for “commercial” purposes.

 There are lots of questions about the new Canadian anti-spam legislation (commonly referred to as “CASL”) which comes into force on July 1, 2014.

If you are the sole active principal of an incorporated business, you are probably concerned with many issues, like profitability and paying taxes. An important issue you must also consider is how you will maintain your livelihood if you are injured on the job.

 For the purposes of determining tax liability, taxpayers are categorized into two groups: residents (of Canada) and non-residents (of Canada).  Generally, taxpayers who are Canadian residents are subject to tax on all worldwide income; however, taxpayers who are not Canadian residents are generally only subject to tax on income tied to Canadian sources.

On February 17th, last year I wrote about a case (Johnstone v. Canada (A.G.)) in which a mother was awarded substantial damages because her employer did not accommodate her requests for flexible hours she said she required to care for her children.

Pushor Mitchell is pleased to sponsor the 21st annual brain injury conference — the Pushor Mitchell Okanagan Conference on Brain Injury on June 12 and 13, 2014 at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna.

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.

 Hockey Night in Canada's Play On is Canada's amazing 4 on 4 street hockey tournament.

 I hereby sentence you to... contraception?