Watson Goepel is thrilled to announce that six of our lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2026 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in 2026 for their remarkable success and excellence in their area of expertise.
Indigenous Law Associate Counsel 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.
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.
A decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court released on May 23, 2019 makes it clear that insurance companies will need to strictly comply with statutory obligations in drafting policies, or risk losing the protections afforded under a policy.
The head of Watson Goepel’s Family Law Group will be presenting on “Difficult Cases Involving Aging Clients” at the Collaborative Divorce Vancouver’s Older and Wiser: The Phenomenon of Grey Divorce conference being held May 23-24.
Watson Goepel LLP was proud to sponsor the Corpus Christi College and St. Mark’s College at UBC: Dinner at the Gallery fundraising event on February 20th, with lawyers Celso Boscariol and Anita Boscariol in attendance. They are seen here with Peter Meehan, President of the Colleges.
For some, hiring a lawyer to represent them in their matter is simply not a financial option. In other cases, individuals start their case with representation but eventually run out of money and need to terminate their lawyer’s services before their matter is resolved.
Celso Boscariol K.C. presented at the University of Milan, School of Law on May 2nd, 2019 on the topic of Doing Business in Canada: Impact of the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA).
You may or may not have been asked for your input on what should happen regarding parenting plans. Research suggests that very few parents actually sit down with you to talk about the separation and the reasons for it, so you may even be in the dark about where you are going to live. Parenting issues have probably been resolved without a lot of input from you. What people don’t always realize is, after the divorce, things sometimes get even worse.
The Thomas v Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. line of cases was initiated by the Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations, located west of Prince George (the “First Nations”) as a claim for damages against a private defendant for alleged harm to proprietary interests based on a claim of asserted, but unproven, Aboriginal rights and title. This case presented the opportunity for a new development in aboriginal law.
