Serving Difficult Clients

So I don't usually ponder or worry so much about serving clients as I leave the litigating to my colleagues. But I couldn't help but marvel at the ingenuity of a lawyer in Australia and the harbingers of things to come.

The Australian court approved his application to serve the defendants via email through their Facebook account.

Google "Carmel Rita Corbo and Gordon Poyser" and you'll find various articles and blogs.


If your lawyer is not helping you, ask yourself why not.

Lenders Beware

One of the great things about the British Columbia Land Title system is that a registered owner of title, charge or mortgage can safely rely on the registered document.

Until 2009.

Recently the Court of Appeal returned a property, unencumbered to its rightful owner. The original owner's property was transferred to a buyer who used an innocent lender to complete the purchase. The "seller" walked away with the mortgage money and buyer's cash. The lender was left with no mortgage repayment and no registered mortgage.

If you're a lender, you'll want to explore with your lawyer possible protection for you.

If your lawyer isn't helping you - ask yourself, why not?

$5B in BC in 2 years from the Federal Government

During the next 2 years, approximately 5 billion dollars will be allocated to the British Columbia/Yukon region from the Federal government alone and mostly for capital projects.

Some of you will benefit directly and indirectly from these projects. For example, the bridge work and ancillary projects in the lower mainland will continue: The twinning of the Port Mann is only just beginning. This will be performed by various corporations and individuals and you may have a skill that can enhance these projects. However, you need to know who to contact to tap into those projects. Large corporations will bid for large portions of project and subcontract out various parts within the project. You can find out what projects are available for bidding, who has been the successful bidder, how to get on a “preferred supplier” list and other useful information by contacting us or visiting the www.contractscanada.gc.ca website.

A preferred supplier is provider of services or supplies that stays on a list for a period of time and the government chooses the next supplier on the list for each job that comes up. The list is rebuilt from the time to time so there is new suppliers have the opportunity to get on that list.

Some obvious trades that can benefit from these contracts include; construction and related business; traffic management related businesses; landscaping; equipment rentals and services; and many more.

If your lawyer isn't helping you - ask yourself, why not?