Understanding the roles of these three essential legal documents is key to proper estate and personal planning. In this video, we break down the major differences between a Will...

Welcome to The Legal Steps to Startups – Parlee's newest video series.

Incorporating a company sounds simple, but there are some important things you need to consider when deciding whether to incorporate, and what that incorporation will look like.

The Health and Life Science industry in Alberta is diverse and growing, and approaching the protection of proprietary information in the health and life science field comes...

Trademarks. What are they? Why are they important?

Welcome to the next video in our Legal Steps to Startups Video Series – What You Need to Know About Patents. What is a patent? Why should you think about hiring a patent agent...

Welcome to the next video in our Legal Steps to Startups Video Series – 3 Things You Need to Know About Research Agreements...

More than half of Albertans do not have a will. Without one, you have no control over how your estate is distributed, who will manage it, or who will care for your dependents.

Although Canada does not have "estate taxes" in the traditional sense, your estate is taxed under a "Terminal Return", which functions much like an Income Tax Return.

The costs a successful litigant is entitled to recover from an unsuccessful party is governed by "Division 2 – The Tariff: Schedule C" of the Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/ 2010.

On December 5, 2024, Bill 30, or the Service Alberta Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, received royal assent. Bill 30 brings amendments to different pieces of Alberta legislation. One such piece of legislation is the Condominium Property Act, RSA 2000, c C-22 (the "Act").

Following a recent mediation, one of the parties shared the following comments: Thank you for being a fabulous mediator, not just because the outcome was in our favour, but because you made us feel comfortable in an uncomfortable situation and directed the meeting well.

As a result of being Canada's largest oil and gas producer, having billions of dollars invested in its innovation and tech industry, and its strong financial sector...

Royal Host GP Inc. v 1842259, 2018 ONCA 467 is an Ontario Court of Appeal decision regarding the commercial landlord's right to subrogate.

The Province of Alberta has recently amended three pieces of legislation to make it easier for Albertans to execute their estate documents. The Wills and Succession Act, SA 2010 c W-12.2, Powers of Attorney Act...

The number of private lender fund-based vehicles has been on an upwards trajectory throughout 2020 and 2021. This trajectory indicates that more Canadian citizens are assuming the ...

You did it! You took what started as an idea, a passion, or even a dream, and made it into a business. As your business has grown you may have started asking yourself...

Intellectual property (IP) can add significant value to a business and developing a strong IP portfolio requires investment of both time and resources.

In Trafford v ISCO Canada Inc., 2024 AHRC 149, the Alberta Human Rights Commission considered an employer's...

Long anticipated amendments to the Patent Rules were recently announced, with the significant changes coming into force on October 3, 2022.