Kaja Marinic in the Lawyer Show
Our very own Kaja Marinic will be featuring in this year’s Lawyer Show! The Lawyer Show is an annual fundraiser for Carousel Theatre for Young People and Touchstone Theatre,... Read more
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Mark Szepes Joins Burns Fitzpatrick LLP as an Associate
We are pleased to announce that Mark Szepes has joined Burns Fitzpatrick as an associate. Originally hailing from Toronto, Mark is called to the bar in both Ontario and... Read more
Kaja Marinic in the Lawyer Show
Our very own Kaja Marinic will be featuring in this year’s Lawyer Show! The Lawyer Show is an annual fundraiser for Carousel Theatre for Young People and Touchstone Theatre,... Read more
Jean Yu Joins Burns Fitzpatrick as Associate Counsel
Burns Fitzpatrick is pleased to announce the addition of Jean Yu as Associate Counsel. Jean has been practicing as a lawyer in Vancouver since 1985 and brings a wealth of... Read more
Insights
Special Costs in Commercial Foreclosure Proceedings
By: Dennis Fitzpatrick Typically security instruments in commercial lending situations contain contractual provisions requiring the borrower to pay the costs of the financial institution for securing and enforcing the collateral.... Read more
Priority Between Secured Creditors and Customers Who Pre-Paid for Services Not Delivered
By: Dennis Fitzpatrick and Kaja Marinic In New Solutions Financial Corp. v. 952339 Ontario Ltd., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decides that secured creditors have priority over students who paid in... Read more
Assigning Mortgages After Order Nisi
By: Dennis Fitzpatrick We are sometimes asked by a lender to transfer and assign a mortgage to another party after the mortgagee has obtained order nisi. The assignee then seeks order... Read more
Canada Revenue Agency Memorials to Secure Debt Claims
By: Dennis Fitzpatrick We are often asked whether the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has a secured claim for income taxes owed by a personal or corporate taxpayer. The easy... Read more