International Law

Jones Family Xmas Card 2007

Posted on December 06, 2007
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Francesco Aquilini Speaker at WVCC Breakfast March 14, 2007

Posted on February 28, 2007
Heritage Law is sponsoring the next West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce breakfast event. When: 7:30 to 9:00 am Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 Where: Hollyburn Country Club, 950 Crosscreek Rd, West Vancouver BC Cost: Members $25.00 / Non-Members $35.00 (GST Included)...

Going Solo: Rising to the Challenge

Posted on February 16, 2007
Heritage Law is featured in the latest issue of Law Practice Magazine: Going Solo: Rising to the Challenge...

Humans living far beyond planet's means: WWF

Posted on October 24, 2006
"For more than 20 years we have exceeded the earth's ability to support a consumptive lifestyle that is unsustainable and we cannot afford to continue down this path," WWF Director-General James Leape said, launching the WWF's 2006 Living Planet Report...

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Networking

Posted on October 18, 2006
I had lunch with legal headhunter consultant named Warren Smith around a year or two ago, and I remember that he mentioned a networking book called Never Eat Alone which had a particular impact on him. Given his 30th b-day...

Accelerator Vancouver

Posted on October 18, 2006
I've just been accepted to Accelerator which is a boot camp of sorts for early stage entrepreneurs. It's an Entrepreneurs’ Organization program intended to help you grow your sales to US$1 million in addition to teaching general entrepreneur and leadership...

The Hard Work of Small Business

Posted on October 17, 2006
This article appears in today's Vancouver Sun: When the going gets tough, get help Family-owned bookstore consumes 100 hours a week of couple's time Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Marc Fournier (right) stocks shelves as his wife, Yuki, serves a customer...

Pacific Legal Technology Conference

Posted on October 15, 2006
I presented on Friday Oct 13th at the Pacific Legal Technology Conference with Ross Kodner and Adriana Linares on the "Wired Small Law Office" based on my experience of building a high tech, paperless and automated law firm. We received...

Lack of Adequate Childcare in Canadian Cities

Posted on July 05, 2006
From CBC News Wed, 05 Jul 2006 Nearly every major city in Canada is dealing with a considerable shortage of licensed day care spaces, according to a new national study. The report, entitled "Learning from Each Other: Early Learning and...

No More Mr. Nice Guy...

Posted on June 01, 2006
Bob Ransford's piece in the May 31st issue of the Counterpoint Communications newsletter: I don’t like Stephen Harper. He is not a nice man. He is anything but charming. I can’t imagine spending social time with him. I have great...

The Never-Ending Story

Posted on August 11, 2005
The softwood lumber dispute has been ongoing for years now, and despite a NAFTA ruling in favor of Canada, the United States has no plans to obey it. The recent ruling that calls for the U.S. to refund $5-billion in...

Righting the Historic Wrong

Posted on August 09, 2005
In an effort to close the gap that exists between Canadian First Nations people and the general public, Canada's premiers have agreed to a 10 year plan that will attempt to eliminate aboriginal poverty. The ambitious plan will be put...

Michaelle Jean Selected as Governor-General

Posted on August 04, 2005
One of the best known journalists in Quebec was appointed yesterday to the post of Governor-General. Michaëlle Jean has been the host of The Passionate Eye and Rough Cuts for the last five years and has won numerous prizes for...

SCC Sides with Provinces on Judge's Pay Dispute

Posted on July 22, 2005
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled yesterday that provincial governments will be given a discretionary capacity in deciding Judge's pay. The provinces will no longer be forced to follow the recommendations of independent commissions as long as their reasons for...

Daylight Savings Change?

Posted on July 20, 2005
The U.S. Government adopted a new plan on Tueday that will save energy by increasing daylight savings time by two months. The plan, once implemented, will begin in March and run into November. Having Canada and the United States out...

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