Renaud Law News and Updates
World CP Day message from our Provincial Spokesperson. Marco Pasqua, CPABC’s Provincial Spokesperson, talks about World CP Day and being proud about CP all year round. Happy World Cerebral Palsy Day! After years of social isolation because of COVID, now more than ever access to therapies, services and social programs for people with cerebral palsy have …
Legal services provided in BC are, unlike any other professional services, subject to provincial sales tax (PST). Accordingly, consumers in BC have a more difficult time obtaining legal help. They can hire an accountant, architect, veterinarian or any other professional. For some bizarre reason, justice fell to the bottom of the list of governmental priorities as only legal fees are effectively increased by 7% due to this special tax.
Each of the parents were awarded $250,000 for “Loss of Care, Guidance, and Companionship”. In BC, they would have been awarded $0 because of the section of WESA which bars non-pecuniary damages awards in fatality claims.
Justice can only be achieved when those who have no power are put on an equal footing with those who have power.
To my followers, sorry about the hiatus. The emergence of Renaud Law Group from its prior incarnation, the Pandemic, and the NDP’s recent concerted attack on the tort system/civil liberties have been something of a distraction.
Canada is a great country and a great place to live. It’s important we keep it that way. Every Remembrance Day we’re reminded about the passing of the torch from the hands of those who sacrificed for us.
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