Flight to...where? Going to Granada… or Maybe Grenada Instead Geography can be difficult, especially when the names of so many locations are pronounced very similarly. However, when you are going to be traveling to a location, it really does pay to do your homework. You need to know more than just all [...]
Recycling laws currently enforced Surprising Laws All About Recycling and Garbage It’s always fun to see what strange laws are kicking around out there, especially when they’re variations on a theme. Today we’re going to look at some bizarre laws that relate to recycling and garbage. We’ve pulled these from across the United [...]
Get your yearly legal checkup done! The Top 10 Reasons For Your Legal Checkup We all know that it’s good practice to go to the doctor once a year for a health checkup. This yearly checkup lets us know if we are healthy. It also alerts us to potential health problems in [...]
Criminal wants to stay in jail Give Me Prison Over Freedom Any Day Chris Peak is 65 years old. He is a bank robber who has spent much of his life in prison. By all accounts, he would be considered a serial bank robber, and his first conviction was all the way back [...]
A Power of attorney lets someone sign documents on your behalf. There is a specific power of attorney. This type is for a specific situation. These situations include things like buying or selling a specific house. There is also a general power of attorney. This type lets someone sign documents for you for a broad [...]
Foreclosure is scary to experience. Watch this video from Calgary Lawyer Jeff Kahane to learn the basics of your options when you are faced with foreclosure. While you may not want to experience it, if you do, it is important to learn your legal choices. Many people make decisions based on "TV law" and [...]
Terminating real estate contracts: Baker v. Warshawski, 2010 ABQB 219 (“Baker”) is a recent decision of Alberta Court of Queen's Bench that considered a purchaser's right to rescind a purchase contract prior to close for breach of the sellers' requirement to provide the property in “substantially the same condition” and for a misrepresentation inducing the [...]
There are many obstacles to be met by a prospective business owner prior to getting a start-up running. Incorporation or no incorporation? For example, an entrepreneur must decide whether to operate as a corporation; and, if so, further determine what the optimum time is to incorporate the business in the start-up cycle. Incorporation is a [...]