A Special Tribute
Burns Fitzpatrick is pleased to honour two special members of our team for their longstanding service: Anna Kwong and Michelle Buchanan. Anna is our firm accountant, known for her cheery demeanor... Read more
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Jenny Cho Will Join Burns Fitzpatrick as an Articling Student
We are pleased to welcome Jenny Cho, graduate of the University of Auckland in New Zealand and Yonsei University in Seoul, as an articling student for 2017-18. Jenny joins Burns... Read more
Teera Jacobs Participates in 8th Annual Grind for Kids
Teera Jacobs, paralegal at Burns Fitzpatrick, will be participating again this year in Grind for Kids, raising money for the BC Children’s Hospital. Grind for Kids leverages the enthusiasm... Read more
Sara Pedlow Participates in Motionball Marathon of Sport
On June 10th, Sara Pedlow will participate in the 2017 Motionball Marathon of Sport Vancouver. At the Marathon of Sport, young professionals will be teamed up with local Special Olympics... Read more
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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
Additional Property Transfer Tax for Foreign Nationals
By: Norman Chow Under British Columbia law, the transferee of British Columbia real estate must pay Property Transfer Tax (“PTT”) at the time the transfer of title is registered... Read more