Residential Real Estate Conference 2014

Presented by CLEBC in collaboration with CBABC

Rebroadcasts
"Jump Start on CPD 2015": Wednesday, March 25, 2015; Time: 9:00 am — 4:00 pm
"Jump Start on CPD 2015": Wednesday, April 1, 2015; Time: 9:00 am — 4:00 pm

(Original course: Thursday, December 4, 2014)

Who should attend: All lawyers with a practice in real estate; the course may also be of interest to notaries public.

Learning level: All levels

Mark your calendar for your yearly update!
CLEBC is pleased to bring you our seventh annual Residential Real Estate Conference. Every year lawyers practicing in this area meet to discuss the latest cases, trends, and challenges faced by residential real estate practitioners today. Come along for your annual update. Province-wide online participation is welcomed via live webinar.

Take this course and you will...

• get up to date on current case law, particularly in the area of foreclosures
• learn about the recent changes to the Strata Property Act
• understand why mortgagees ought to be concerned about CRA deemed trust claims
• find out the top tax concerns for sellers of real estate, and the top mistakes not to make

Past attendees said it best...

"Lots of great and diverse topics canvassed; good speakers, well organized."

"This is one of my favourite CLEBC courses; I practice a lot of real estate and it is apropos."

"Relevant topics for the ordinary conveyancing practice."

"I enjoy this conference every year; good topics and often quite relevant and timely."

"It was useful to be reminded of important areas and updated on recent developments in the real estate area."

CLEBC and CBABC would like to thank Do Process, econveyance, Stewart Title Guaranty Company, and LawyerDoneDeal for their generous support in sponsoring this event.

CBABC members receive an additional 10% off course registration fees. Call Customer Service to register and remember to have your CBABC membership number ready.

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6.25 hours (a minimum of 1 hour will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chairs
Paulina Kam — Lando & Company LLP, Vancouver
Timothy J. Lack — Lunny Atmore LLP, Vancouver

Featured Luncheon Speaker
Don Cayo — Journalist, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver 

Pricing
Rebroadcasts
"Jump Start on CPD 2015"
EARLY BIRD (Register by the dates listed below and SAVE)
For the course on March 25, register by February 25, 2015
For the course on April 1, register by March 4, 2015

Regular $450; After the "register by" dates $405

Unable to attend without financial support? To learn more about CLEBC's Bursary Program click here and for our Easy Pay Plan click here.

Registration includes an electronic version of the course materials and lunch.

CBABC GROUP LIVE WEBINARS: Special rates will apply for CBABC members who participate in a group Live Webinar with five or more individuals at the same site. Call Customer Service for details.

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CLEBC Program Lawyer
Teresa M. Sheward
tsheward@cle.bc.ca

Course Chairs
Paulina Kam — Lando & Company LLP, Vancouver
Timothy J. Lack — Lunny Atmore LLP, Vancouver

Featured Luncheon Speaker 
Don Cayo — Journalist, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver 

About the Featured Speaker
Don Cayo came to The Sun as editorial page editor in 2000, after working most of his career in Eastern Canada. In the fall of 2003, he made the switch to column writing. Don has worked in journalism all his adult life. At one time or another he has served as a newspaper writer and editor, a radio and television reporter and commentator, a wire service reporter, and a journalism teacher. From mid-1997 until mid-1999 he took a leave of absence to run the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, a business-funded think-tank based in Halifax, but he continued to write regular columns for eight newspapers across Canada. Don has won several awards and fellowships.

About the Course Chairs
Paulina Kam was called to the Bar in 2005. Before joining Lando and Company LLP in 2007, she had gained experience in a broad range of legal areas, including real estate, corporate/commercial, financing, wills and estates, family, intellectual property, civil litigation, criminal, and ICBC defence. Her practice now specializes in real estate development and acquisitions, general business law, commercial and residential conveyancing, and wills and estates.

Welcome and Introduction

Recent Case Law on Foreclosures

Jennifer L. Cockbill — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Gemma Whitehead — McMillan LLP, Vancouver

Avoiding the Collapsing Deal

• do no harm—don’t make a quick decision that prejudices your client
• understanding the options available to sellers and buyers
• deciding whether to tender and taking steps to evidence our client’s ability to close

Andrew P. Morrison — Shields Harney, Vancouver

Oil Tanks and Residential Conveyancing

• advising buyers and sellers on underground oil storage tanks
• how oil tanks can cause residential real estate deals to fall apart
• drafting advice on oil tank/soil contamination subject clauses

Gib van Ert — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver

Networking Break

Private Lenders/Mortgage Investment Corporations

• MICs and applicable Income Tax Act rules
• registration issues under National Instrument 31-103
• frequently used capital raising exemptions

Michael T.C. Shannon — McMillan LLP, Vancouver

Update on and Impact of Recent Changes to the Strata Property Act Concerning Disclosure of Parking Stall and Storage Locker Allocation

• identifying the ways in which parking stalls and storage lockers may be allocated
• proving the allocation is as claimed
• ways in which developers lease parking and potential legal challenges to that

Wesley J. McMillan — Hakemi & Ridgedale LLP, Vancouver

CRA Deemed Trust Claims

• why mortgagees ought to be concerned
• what are “deemed trusts”, how do they arise, and what is the deemed trust amount
• what is a “prescribed security interest” and how is it calculated
• common scenarios effecting mortgagees and where do we go from here

Alan Frydenlund — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver
Scott H. Stephens — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver

Lunch with Featured Speaker: “In My Opinion”

Don Cayo — Journalist, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver

Prepayment Penalties

• prepayment penalties generally
• prepayment penalties consumer legislation
• class action suit against CIBC

Kieran Bridge — Construction Law Group, Vancouver

Top Mistakes That Cause Claims

• when to contact LIF
• type of mistakes leading to insurance claims
• practice points to help avoid and defend claims

Surindar S. Nijjar — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Marlon T. Song — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver

Structuring the Purchase and Sale from a Tax Perspective

Sam S. Liang — Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers, Vancouver
Joel A. Nitikman — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Current Mortgage Issues

• recent case law analysis on residential mortgage issues
• Section 28 notices
• areas of concerns

Timothy J. Lack — Lunny Atmore LLP, Vancouver

You Can Fight City Hall—Here's How

• organizing the client
• choosing the venue
• effective strategies

Gwendoline Allison — Foy Allison Law Group, West Vancouver

The Use (Misuse, and Abuse) of Powers of Attorney in Real Estate Transactions

• there are many “how to”, legal, and practice concerns that come up when a party to the transaction is using a POA document
• POA issues are one of the leading reasons for defect notices
• still a lot of confusion about execution requirements for EPOA documents—MANY fatal errors are still being made
• issues specific to buyers and sellers

Ron Usher — The Society of Notaries Public of BC, Vancouver