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Do you have a website? Do you have Terms of Use for your site?

Learn what they are, their purpose and important elements that manage the relationship between the website provider and users from Andrew Buck – all in 3 minutes.  View the video – http://www.pitblado.com/pitu_video70.html View this video from YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY-ji8QdrE8 Please contact Andrew at buck@pitblado.com if you have any questions about this, or any other legal matters.

Do you need protective relief in domestic matters?

Do you need restrictive relief against someone who you have had a domestic relationship with or are you being stalked?  Les Kirchner reviews the law regarding Protection and Prevention Orders and outlines the general steps in obtaining such Orders. Part 1 of a 2 part series. View the video – http://www.pitblado.com/pitu_video71.html View this video from [...]

Limitation Laws and Statutes: Avoid the pitfalls

Limitation Laws and Statutes regulate the timeframe a plaintiff can bring an action before the courts. Here’s Richard Literovich with the practical reasons for and the pitfalls to avoid regarding these laws to protect your limitations should you be contemplating a lawsuit. View the video – http://www.pitblado.com/pitu_video69.html View this video from YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf4vaKmi4Hc Please [...]

New Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program Rules Take Effect on April 1, 2013

The eligibility rules for Manitoba’s most important immigration program will be changing on April 1, 2013. The changes affect all candidates applying from outside of Manitoba after March 31, 2013. The eligibility rules for those already working in Manitoba will not change. For those candidates currently outside of Manitoba, a new points system will take [...]

What the heck is social media law? (video)

It’s one of the newest and most rapidly evolving areas of law, social media law. In this short video, I discuss the area of law and the types of services that we are providing to clients.

Federal Court overturns Veterans Review and Appeal Board decision

In recent months, Veterans Ombudsman, Guy Parent, has questioned the manner in which the Veterans Review and Appeal Board handles hearings, noting that there are “systemic” problems in the way in which the Board makes decisions. In numerous cases, the Federal Court found that the Board failed to act in accordance with its legislated mandate and breached the principles of procedural [...]