Watson Goepel is proud to announce that eight of our lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2025 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in 2025 for their outstanding achievements in their practice area.
A significant part of my practice involves advising clients on which agreements best suit their business needs and goals. Whether it’s two partners looking to start a new venture, a growing business looking to fundraise, or a more established entity negotiating an acquisition, they all need agreements that will protect them from risk and allow their businesses to flourish.
Typically you will feel the onset of your injuries shortly after an accident occurs. You will likely seek medical attention and begin treatment for these injuries, but what if symptoms you initially ignored become much more of an issue months after the accident?
As a part of Vancouver Startup Week 2019, the Business Group, led by lawyers Anand Athiviraham, Henry Ka and Cameron Funnell, were excited to present to a group of tech entrepreneurs and investors on the topic of “Legal Hacks for Tech Entrepreneurs”.
This article provides a brief discussion of the steps necessary to renew the original judgement, and some of the complications that can arise in doing so.
The province of British Columbia serves as a gateway between East and West in both culture and commerce, making it a natural destination for Asian immigration. It’s not surprising that between 2011 and 2016, six of the top ten countries of origin for new immigrants to BC, were from Asia (China, India, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan).
Indigenous Law lawyer Anita Boscariol provides an overview of the intersection of private tort law and aboriginal rights law, and the implications for First Nations, third parties and the Crown, both federal and provincial, in her recently published article.
The purchase and sale of real estate is often one of the most significant transactions that an individual may undertake. Unfortunately, while realtors, building inspectors, mortgage brokers and other real estate professionals are regularly consulted at an early stage, legal advice is typically not sought until after a binding contract is in place, and often simply for the purposes of completing the deal.
Family law lawyer Craig Neville, a leading BC alternative dispute resolution professional, will be presenting on “Parenting Coordination Practice: 10 Years In” at the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (CLE BC) 12th Biennial Family Law Conference on July 4th.
Developers and strata corporations should be aware that when such agreements are registered on title, the newly incorporated stratas may not be legally required to pay the fees for maintaining shared facilities.
