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New Staff

New Office Address

Morgan Best and Joanna Elliott have recently joined our practice. See details set out below.

Reminder: As of April 1, 2017, Barbeau Evans LLP has carried on its practice from:1510 - 999 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. British Colombia, V6C 2W2 

604.688.4900     -     barbeau.co

Morgan Best joined our firm back in March of 2017.  Morgan was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2016, and previously practiced with a boutique securities law firm in downtown Vancouver. Her areas of practice include business law, real estate, intellectual property, estate planning, probate and trust matters. Morgan Best Profile.
morgan@barbeau.co 

Joanna Elliott is the newest addition to our team, joining our firm in September of 2017 as a Legal Assistant.  Joanna has a law degree from University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK (LL.B. Honours, 2017) and is currently working through the accreditation process to becoming a practicing Canadian lawyer in the Province of British Columbia.  Joanna Elliott Profile.  joanna@barbeau.co 

Multiple Wills and Probate Fees in British Columbia

Multiple Wills have been effectively utilized for multi-jurisdictional estate planning purposes, for a very long time. They can also be utilized to reduce probate fees which are calculated on the value of the estate assets. Read more here. 

Foreign Buyer Tax – An Australian Perspective

We examine some of the characteristics of the Australian experience with Foreign Buyers Tax, in relation to similar property purchase taxes focused on foreign buyers in British Columbia and Ontario.  Read more here.

Anti-SPAM Law Update - Private Right of Action Suspended

This article looks at the recently suspended Anti-Spam private right of action provisions, under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL), which were scheduled to become law on July 1st, 2017. Read more here.