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Kirk Vilks publishes article in Municipal Leader that offers tips for municipalities to fight off building inspection claims.
- Kirk Vilks’ article, “Documentation, documentation and more documentation: Three Tips to Fight Off Building Inspection Claims,” appears in the Summer 2017 issue of Municipal Leader. Read more…
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Bernice Bowley recognized as one of Benchmark's Top 25 Women in Canadian Litigation.
- Fillmore Riley LLP congratulates Bernice Bowley, a partner and the chair of the Litigation Department, for being recognized as one of the top 25 Women in Litigation in Canada. She is the only lawyer from Manitoba who has been recognized in the 2017 publication. Read more…
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Paul Grower publishes article about CASL’s Private Right of Action in Piling Canada.
- Paul Grower published “Is Your Business Ready for CASL’s Private Right of Action?” in the Q2 edition of Piling Canada. He described the implications of the private right of action that was scheduled to take effect July 1, 2017. Read more…
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Mark Newman cautions City of Winnipeg to keep property assessment appeal board independent.
- Mark Newman, a senior lawyer at Fillmore Riley with 28 years’ experience assisting clients with property assessment issues, voiced concerns to the Executive Policy Committee of Council of the City of Winnipeg that the independence of the Board of Revision should not be compromised by the City’s recommending the approval of a rules and procedure manual. The appointed, independent Board of Revision reviews property assessment appeals. Read more…
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Fillmore Riley’s articling student Kajia Eidse-Rempel hired to clerk at Federal Court of Appeal.
- Fillmore Riley congratulates articling student Kajia Eidse-Rempel for securing a position as a law clerk at the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA). Read more…
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Fillmore Riley, A Friendly Paw Firm puts their Paws in Motion.
- Team “Fillmore Riley, A Friendly Paw Firm” will participate in the Fairmont Winnipeg Paws in Motion on Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Assiniboine Park. More than 1,000 people and their pets gather in the sunshine at Assiniboine Park to celebrate the joys of animal companionship. Read more…
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Fillmore Riley LLP welcomes four new associates.
- The team at Fillmore Riley congratulates Genevieve Eliuk Mushaluk, Nora Christianson Fien, Jenna Seavers, and Keith Senden on their Call to the Manitoba Bar on June 15, 2017, and we welcome them to the firm as associates. Read more…
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Tax lawyer Johanna Caithness discusses principal residence exemption quagmire for cabin owners in Winnipeg Free Press article.
- In Joel Schlesinger’s article “A problem of principal: Tax exemption on sale of your home can present a tricky conundrum if you own the cabin,” Fillmore Riley’s Johanna Caithness says that although it is important to take applicable tax exemptions and planning strategies into account, taxes aren't always the biggest planning consideration when it comes to dealing with the family cabin and other than real property. Read more…
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Fillmore Riley’s Motion to Strike Cancer raises $63,819 for CancerCare Manitoba.
- Fillmore Riley’s team “Motion to Strike Cancer” raised $63,819 in the 10th-annual Challenge for Life 2.0. Read more…
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Fillmore Riley welcomes new articling students.
- Fillmore Riley is pleased to welcome three new articling students. Kelsey Yakimoski, Ranish Raveendrabose and Donald Baker will embark on a year-long process of completing their articles. Read more…
