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Congratulations to Bryan J. Peters
June 8th, 2018
Congratulations to Bryan J. Peters on receiving his Call to the Ontario Bar. The primary areas of Bryan’s practice include corporate and commercial transactions and real estate transactions. As part of his work in these areas, Bryan has experience acting in the areas of condominium law, having represented developers, purchasers and sellers of condominiums; agricultural law, providing legal advice to farm and agricultural operators and… Read More »
Tour de Penfeld
May 28th, 2018
The Steinbach Chamber of Commerce and businesses of Penfeld Professional Centre hosted a business networking event on May 24. Smith Neufeld Jodoin LLP, was pleased to be involved in the “Tour de Penfeld” which invited Chamber members to tour the offices and connect with other local businesses. Congratulations to Arden Koop of Peters Koop who successfully answered our quiz questions and won the SNJ prize… Read More »
Liability in Sports, Who’s at Fault?
May 8th, 2018 by Mathieu Lafreniere
As the Province is in the midst of “Jets Fever” one question that we are often faced with is, what happens when someone gets hurt playing organized sports and whose fault is it? The Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba heard a case in 2016 in regards to a referee who was injured in the course of his role as a referee (Henderson v. Canadian,… Read More »
Small Claims Court and You
May 1st, 2018 by SNJ
We all have problems we face, whether personally or in business. Sometimes we’re forced to ask ourselves the question of whether or not our problem means enough to us that we should do something about it. Oftentimes, we don’t do anything because we don’t know where to start or what our options are. One of these options is having your problem resolved in the Small… Read More »
PST Exemption for Business Assets upon Rollover
March 1st, 2018
RST (Retail Sales Tax) and PST (Provincial Sales Tax) are the same thing. Businesses with taxable sales and services are required to register with the Manitoba Taxation Division and collect and remit RST. Generally, RST is applicable on all goods or services unless there is an exemption. One notable exemption is on a rollover of assets between related parties. This means that if you are… Read More »
Lawyer Spotlight – Mathieu Lafrenière
February 15th, 2018
The Law Society of Manitoba is celebrating 140 years in Manitoba. In recognition of this milestone, Radio Canada has produced a 6 part series into the law profession as it currently stands in Manitoba. SNJ and associate Mathieu Lafrenière were featured in the segment that deals with lawyers and the practice of law in the rural environment. Please find below a link to the series.… Read More »
