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- Mitigate Your Litigation Risk in Settlement Agreements: How the Duty of Good Faith Limits Contractual Discretion
Commercial litigation typically concludes with a settlement agreement and a formal release intended to establish complete finality. However, when performance hinges on one party’s discretion—such as a clause requiring a counterparty to provide “satisfactory evidence” of compliance before a release b … Read more »
- Judicial Finality in Commercial Property Disputes: Cause of Action Estoppel Explained
For commercial disputes, once a dispute is adjudicated on its merits, the principle of finality engages, which is why in our previous article this principle was shown in a case where situations have changed over time. What if the dispute was not confronted in a straight line, and an adjudication ha … Read more »
- Summary Trial in Shareholder Disputes – What to Be Mindful Of
Commercial litigation in British Columbia frequently involves closely held private corporations, real estate holdings, and informal financial arrangements between business partners. When commercial relationships break down, equity holders often negotiate interim unwind agreements, share repurchase … Read more »
- Strategic Defence in Family Law of Corporate and Trust Assets
Entrepreneurs, business founders, and beneficiaries of family wealth operate under a legal misconception when entering or exiting a marriage in British Columbia. The prevailing assumption is that the Family Law Act (FLA) provides an impenetrable statutory shield for assets acquired prior to the rela … Read more »
- 如何在家庭法诉讼中保护公司与信托资产
Strategic Defence in Family Law of Corporate and Trust Assets 在 British Columbia 缔结或结束婚姻关系时，企业家、企业创始人以及家族财富的受益人往往存在法律认知上的误区。普遍的假设是，Family Law Act (FLA) 为在关系确立前获得的资产、继承财产以及独立持有的公司结构提供了不可穿透的法定保护盾。企业主经常依赖 Section 85 of the FLA 的字面规定，认为他们的商业房地产、控股公司和遗嘱信托在分居时可以无条件地免于财产分割。然而，British Columbia Court of Appe … Read more »