by clarkwoods | May 8, 2024 | Real Estate
A proposed B.C. home flipping tax could help increase available housing and discourage short-term property holding for profit, but a lack of clarity about who is eligible and who is exempt could be a recipe for disaster. Vancouver real estate lawyer Keith Barron...
by clarkwoods | Mar 21, 2024 | News
ICBC’s appeal against a $1.5 million judgment awarded to Clark Woods LLP client Neil MacKinnon has been dismissed by the B.C. Appeal Court. The judgment, stemming from a 2018 accident, was based on substantial evidence presented by MacKinnon, including...
by clarkwoods | Mar 17, 2024 | Real Estate
A significant number of new listings are hitting the Metro Vancouver property market, according to the latest data from the Greater Vancouver Realtors (formerly the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver). Andrew Lis, the director of economics and data analytics with...
by clarkwoods | Feb 17, 2024 | News
A B.C. lawyer is accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to prepare legal briefs in a civil case before the B.C. Supreme Court, citing fake case law fabricated by ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot developed by U.S. AI firm OpenAI. Lawyer Chong Ke with...
by clarkwoods | Feb 2, 2024 | Family Law
Amendments to the B.C. Family Law Act are changing the way separating couples handle pet custody disputes. Previously, pets were legally considered property and custody of pets was settled as part of the division of property. However, recent updates to the...