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Over the last decade, Canadian tax and private client
practitioners have faced an ever-increasing amount of international
and cross-border inquiries. Canada s rapidly changing
demographics are partially responsible for this trend. The
country s largest city, Toronto, and the region surrounding it,
is the most ethnically diverse place in the world. Roughly half of
the Toronto area s population is foreign born and belongs to a
visible minority group. Similar demographic shifts are also at play
in other major Canadian urban centres, including Montreal and
Vancouver.
Unlike Canada s neighbour to the south, the country is not a
Published in the Portsmouth Herald
(5/6/2021)
A home purchase or sale is likely the biggest transaction of
your life. Hiring a real estate attorney to review the purchase and
sale agreement and represent you in the transaction may prevent a
costly mistake. Having an attorney will provide independent
advice and represent your best interests.
Real estate agents often prepare the purchase and sale agreement
by completing a contract form template. An attorney is better
suited to drafting the contract as he or she understands the legal
issues in the matter. An attorney also assists with other aspects,
including negotiating and drafting contingencies, reviewing title,
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Investing in lands and properties are one of the lucrative
ventures in Ghana. Notwithstanding the benefits of acquiring lands
and properties in Ghana, it has its own challenges. Due to
uncertainty in land ownership system in Ghana acquiring a land
which is clean, free from litigation and other encumbrances, can be
very daunting.
It is therefore imperative that the prospective buyer or
investor undertake proper due diligent to minimize the risk of
entering into fraudulent transaction.
CHECK IDENTITY AND THE CREDIBILITY OF THE SELLER
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At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal
government, along with various states, counties and municipalities,
enacted legislation and rules regarding residential evictions. On
the federal level, Congress initially passed the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which included a
120-day eviction moratorium that applied to all rental properties
that received federal assistance.
Within the first week of May alone, the laws on eviction
moratoriums have been upended in many different directions, and the
current status of these laws is unclear at best.
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On March 24, 2021, FERC modified a December 17, 2020 order
(“December Order”) while reaching the same overall
result, allowing construction to recommence for a portion of the
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (“Mountain Valley”)
project located near Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. FERC
determined that the Environmental Conditions in Mountain
Valley s certificate order did not preclude FERC from
permitting Mountain Valley to resume construction on portions of
its pipeline, even though certain federal authorizations that were
vacated on appeal are still pending, and also reaffirmed that
completing the construction would be preferable to temporary