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Trustee’s report permitted in lieu of affidavit

Categories: Uncategorized

Date posted: February 22, 2012  ::   Author: Gregory Gehlen

As a general rule, all evidence in court proceedings must be presented either by witness testimony or by sworn affidavit.  In a recent Ontario court decision, an exception was made for a trustee’s unsworn report (Farber v. Goldfinger, …

RRSPs exempt

Categories: Creditor-Proofing - Myths and Reality

Date posted: February 17, 2012  ::   Author: Gregory Gehlen

One of the few “creditor-proofing” steps that actually works involves that old-fashioned investment your parents and accountant have been recommending for decades: RRSPs.   Under changes to the law which came into force  in July, 2008, money invested in RRSPs is …

Gregory Gehlen contributes insolvency chapter to Annual Review

Categories: Firm News

Date posted: February 16, 2012  ::   Author: Gregory Gehlen

January, 2012 – For the eleventh year, Gregory Gehlen again contributed the Bankruptcy and Insolvency chapter for the Annual Review of Law and Practice published by the Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. (the educational arm of the B.C. Law …

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