Category: Blog Update

Jorie Les Joins Waterstone Law Group

The firm is pleased to announce the addition of Jorie Les to our team of lawyers! Jorie will work from our Chilliwack office and will initially practice as a member of our Civil Litigation and Estate Litigation service groups. Born and raised in Chilliwack, Jorie obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of […]

Waterstone Law Welcomes Michelle Sagert!

Waterstone Law Group is pleased to welcome new associate lawyer Michelle Sagert to our Chilliwack office location. Michelle is an experienced trial lawyer having appeared at all levels of Court including B.C. Supreme Court, the B.C. Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Michelle will practice in the areas of Family Law, Estate […]

Recent BC Court Decision Clarifies Testator’s Ability to Make Uneven Wealth Distributions to Adult Children

By: Brydan Heisler, Articling Student What happens when a parent passes away and leaves more for one child than another? In the recent case of Tom v Tang, 2023 BCCA 221, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (BCCA) has provided some clarity. A few weeks before Mrs. Tom passed away, she decided to alter […]

Effective July 17 – New Disclosure Form required in Real Estate Transactions

By Pahul Gupta, Summer Student at Waterstone Law Group LLP Effective July 17, 2023, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, and the Chilliwack and District Real Estate board will require the selling realtor and homeowner to complete, sign and share a new disclosure form. The forms will list […]

Sheila Evani Joins Board of Chilliwack Cultural Centre

Congratulations to Sheila Evani, who has been appointed to the board of the Chilliwack Cultural Centre! As a classical violinist homegrown in Abbotsford and Chilliwack, Sheila has a deep personal connection to the Fraser Valley arts community. She is excited to further the Centre’s mandate to strengthen community connection through the arts!

BC Land Title & Survey Authority to Retire COVID Measures Effective September 30, 2023

By Pahul Gupta, Summer Student at Waterstone Law Group LLP The BC Land Title & Survey Authority recently announced that effective September 30, 2023, it will be retiring certain remote witnessing measures that were implemented to facilitate real estate transactions during the pandemic. The COVID measures to be retired are as follows: Remote Witnessing of […]

Happy Canada Day!

Wishing you a safe and relaxing long weekend with your friends and family! Our offices will be closed Monday July 3, reopening July 4.      

Just Back From our Latest Lawyers Retreat in Calgary, Alberta!

Waterstone is proud of our diverse and talented team! Great people are hard to come by, so we prioritize opportunities to celebrate each other, while strengthening our personal and professional bonds with some good old-fashioned fun! Interested in joining us? Reach out to learn more!

B.C. Proposes Money Judgment Enforcement Act

By Prince Dhillon, Summer Articling Student This May, British Columbia’s Office of the Attorney General proposed Bill 27 (currently referred to as the Money Judgment Enforcement Act) which aims to simplify the process for successful litigants to collect monetary amounts awarded by civil courts and tribunals. Complexities of the Current Collection System Following a lengthy […]

Michael Sandhu Presents on Estate Planning for Families Managing Developmental Disabilities

On June 6, join Michael Sandhu from Waterstone’s estate planning group, and a representative from Envision Financial, to learn more about wills and estate planning for persons with developmental disabilities, hosted by Hope Association for Community Living (Tillicum). To register by email, please contact tillicum@telus.net.