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Law would require explanation for questionable wealth in BC
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VICTORIA — British Columbia has tabled changes to a law that would require people or companies to explain how they obtained their cash, fancy homes and luxury cars if there’s a suspicion they came from criminal activity.
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The government says the creation of unexplained wealth orders will help prevent money laundering by those who hide assets with family members or associates.
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If there is reason to suspect property was acquired through crime and the person does not appear to have sufficient income to own what they have, a BC Supreme Court judge could require
Benefits of having a written partnership agreement.
Many business partners simply don’t have a written agreement in place.
While this can be ok during the good times it can become troublesome and expensive to resolve disputes, especially if the terms of the partnership have not been properly documented in writing.
Partnership agreements can pre-emptively act to head off disputes as they layout clear obligations, rights and dispute resolution methods.
Resolving disputes quickly can mean that the commercial relationship is not damaged and can be quickly corrected if you do have an issue. Furthermore, it will enhance the business brand and image if the partners are in sync
More photos, video released of suspect in assault outside Winnipeg law courts
Winnipeg police have released more photos and a video of a suspect wanted after a woman was assaulted outside the Law Courts Building.
The 20-year-old victim was walking from St. Mary Avenue and Kennedy Street to the courthouse around 5:45 am March 17 when police have said a man began to follow her.
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Winnipeg police release photo of suspect in assault outside Law Courts Building
As the woman reached the entrance to the building on Kennedy Street, the suspect approached the victim, leading to a struggle.
The woman fell, and
Missing Largo lawyer Steve Cozzi’s family, friends gather for vigil
st. PETERSBURG — Through the surge of phone calls and texts following the disappearance of Pinellas County attorney Steven Cozzi, Michael Steven Montgomery said he’s felt like he’s met his husband a second time.
Montgomery had heard stories in those calls about Cozzi, he had not before his husband went missing. He said even while he was waiting for answers on what happened to his husband, learning more about Cozzi had been a gift.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/Y7OL2IFWBZEWTAD7SGJHKYHZWI.jpg "Michael Steven Montgomery, the husband of missing Pinellas attorney Steven Cozzi, attends a vigil for Cozzi outside the St. Petersburg Judicial Center in St. Petersburg on Wednesday evening.")
Federal budget bill to include grab bag of law changes
The 2023 federal budget released this week includes a series of affordability measures, tax changes, and major spends on health care and the clean economy. However, tucked into the 255-page document is a series of smaller items you may have missed.
Specifically, a scan of the “proposed legislative action” annex—largely non-fiscal measures the Liberals plan to stuff into the coming budget implementation bill, or BIA—indicates a host of grab-bag law changes.
From moving ahead with an electronic citizenship program and changes for natural health products, to amending an act regarding royal titles and imposing new privacy requirements on political parties,
Ex-prosecutor warns Trump to get a new lawyer over potential “conflict of interest” in Stormy case
Stormy Daniels, whose hush-money payment is at the center of the ongoing Manhattan investigation into former President Donald Trump, handed over communications between her and Trump’s lawyer to District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office on Wednesday, according to CNN.
The communications between her and Joe Tacopina are said to date back to 2018, when Daniels was seeking legal representation. Her lawyer, Clark Brewster, said Daniels had disclosed confidential information to Tacopina about her situation involving the former president.
This has raised questions as to whether the attorney could be sidelined from his defense of Trump in the hush money case.
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How the Nashville grade school shooter was able to get guns legal
The deadly shooting in a Nashville grade school that left three nine-year old students and three adult staff members dead has sparked calls in Tennessee for what’s called a red-flag law, with advocates suggesting that may have prevented the attack.
One was proposed in the state in 2020. That red-flag law — also known as an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) — would have, if passed, allowed for the temporary confiscation of guns from individuals who are considered to be of immediate risk to themselves or others. But that proposed law never made it out of the committee.
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