The following explains how to Bates number a collection of pdf documents contained in a library of folders in Windows. See https://youtu.be/zqLsqsxVmtU for a video explanation of the process.
Dropbox, and the Dropbox app in particular, offers amazing efficiencies, including instant access to files and folders across devices, and creation of shared libraries of documents that lawyers and clients can collaboratively build and edit. But stop, wait, before you rush to install the app and leverage that awesome technology, you need to consider the risks! Okay, so what are they? Well, let me give you the punch line, and a caveat, before going on to discuss this topic in detail:
There are times when no matter how resourceful you are, your legal problem is so complicated or distressing that it makes sense to hire a lawyer to help. Everyone knows that lawyers are expensive, but what most people realize is that you can maximize your lawyer's help and minimize your legal bills by heeding a few simple tips:
Michael Dew is a Vancouver lawyer who practices in all areas of civil litigation (including ICBC cases) and criminal law. Click here for contact information and further details about Michael’s practice.
Introduction
If you are a law student or young lawyer, you may have wondered about those sheets with the sideways writing on them that are sometimes attached to the back of documents filed in with the British Columbia Supreme Court. What are they, why are they printed sideways, and when exactly are they required? This article provides brief answers to those questions.
Backing sheets are not dealt with in the Rules of Court, B.C. Reg. 221/90.
The mysterious sideways printed documents are called “backing sheets”; because they are attached to the back of documents filed with the court.
Michael Dew is a Vancouver lawyer who practices in all areas of civil litigation (including ICBC cases). Click here for contact information and further details about Michael’s practice.
Introduction
The purpose of this article is to explain the meaning of and distinguish between the words preemptory and peremptory.
Everyday usage / common meanings
The common usage or everyday meaning, as opposed to the legal meaning, of each of the words is as follows:
Preemptory is defined as pertaining to preemption. To preempt is to take action in order to prevent (an attack or other anticipated event) happening; or to forestall.
Michael Dew is a Vancouver lawyer who practices in all areas of civil litigation (including ICBC cases). Click here for contact information and further details about Michael’s practice.
There are a number of situations in which courts in Canada may need to determine life expectancy for a particular person. For example, a stream of payments under pension may be a family asset which needs to be divided between the spouses when a division of assets is done upon the breakdown of a marriage, and the value of the asset will depend on the life expectancy of the spouse receiving the payments.
In some cases the litigants will lead expert evidence on life expectancy, especially where the life expectancy of the relevant person will not be similar to that of an average person of their age e.g. in serious personal injury cases.
