Wills Shocker

Studies show the vast majority of adult Canadians resent government interference in their life and favor decreased government regulation. Yet recent surveys show well over 65% of eligible Canadians do not have a Will. This means the vast majority of Canadians have decided to let the government make all the final decisions when it comes to transferring their lifetime accumulation of property to the next generation. Shocking!

Galbraith Law has responded. Click here to read more…

Real Estate Nightmare

In today's hot real estate market "buyer beware" is the order of the day. Sellers are deluged with several attractive offers. Many times, sellers working without a realtor will either find they have sold their house more than once or will find themselves committed to a sale well below the current market value.

Buyers are in a difficult position as well. Click here to read more...

Business Carnage

Small business owners beware! Without the proper documents in place you can quickly turn a thriving business into a massive train wreck.

Click here to read more and find out what Galbraith Law can do to help…

Radical Billing System Provides Certainty

Galbraith Law provides certainty and economy for clients with a radical new fixed-price billing system.

Most law firms quote a "fee" for their service and then pile on the disbursements and other charges. In addition to their quoted fee they charge for all their out-of-pocket expenses such as Land Titles or corporate registry costs or courier charges. They will then add additional charges for many of their internal costs such as photocopying, faxes, file room supplies, word processing charges and the like.

The result of all this is your bill often ends up being much higher than you thought it would be. Clearly this system makes it almost impossible to accurately budget. No one knows what the final bill will be until the very end of the transaction.

Several years ago, Galbraith Law quit charging for all these internal costs. Now we've taken it a step further and our clients love it.

We now have a fixed price for many of our standard services. This all-inclusive price includes all our internal costs and all out-of-pocket costs or disbursements.
Standard real estate transactions, incorporations, and Wills packages are all included. We tell you what the price is up-front and that is the amount of your final bill.

We only charge extra for items beyond the standard retainer such as title insurance, out-of-town signing, or obtaining a survey or Real Property Report. Even then, we tell you the cost of these special items as soon as we can.

How does our fixed-price system save you money? Here are just a few examples. If your real estate purchase is running late and we must use a rush courier service to deliver documents we absorb the extra cost. Similarly, if your mortgage is lengthy and requires extra photocopying, once again we absorb the cost. On the corporate side, the price for incorporation stays the same for up to 5 shareholders.

You can hear more about this exciting new program and the certainty it provides by calling one of our friendly staff at 780.483.6111. Or, you can click here to send us an email.

Wills Shocker

We make it painless, cost efficient and timely to have a Will prepared by a lawyer. We realize time is a precious commodity. Even though your Will is one of the most crucial documents you will prepare in your lifetime, you still don't want to make three trips to the lawyer's office to have your will completed.

We combined sophisticated computer technology with the knowledge and experience of Stan Galbraith, a lawyer with over 20 years experience. Then we produced proprietary software to solve the problem.

The result? Your will is painlessly, economically and professionally prepared – all in one visit!

Here’s how it works. The lawyer asks you some questions. You relax for a few minutes and enjoy a coffee while the documents are being prepared. You proofread the documents, the lawyer answers any questions you might have and then the will is signed. That’s all there is to it.

For more details on wills and estates click here or call us at 780.483.6111.

Real Estate Nightmare

Buyers are often faced with the prospect of making an offer on a property without first seeing the property or without doing a full independent inspection. To get their contract accepted they must make an unconditional offer and fast. Buyers will then find out they are stuck with a nightmare property.

Our advice to both buyers and sellers is to exercise caution in an overheated real estate marketplace. Many problems can be avoided with professional assistance. This can come in the form of realtors, mortgage brokers, bankers, real estate inspectors, and your choice of lawyer.

At Galbraith Law we have been handling real estate transactions since we opened our doors in 1988. While we cannot undo a flawed contract, we can make sure that the terms of the contract are strictly enforced. In fact, in the past 6 months we have several occasions where a seller attempted to cancel a real estate sale. Galbraith Law salvaged the transaction on behalf of the buyer.

For more details on real estate click here or call us at 780.483.6111.

Business Carnage

The Business Corporations Act provides no effective method to resolve differences between feuding shareholders in a small business. We have seen businesses go from healthy to life support while the shareholders fight over someone's departure.

All of this can be solved with a Unanimous Shareholders Agreement. This document contains specific remedies to deal with a deadlock between shareholders. It provides a process leading to an orderly resolution of shareholder differences. At Galbraith Law, we have been providing shareholders agreements and other corporate documents since 1988.

You can wait until you have a problem to deal with and spend thousands of dollars trying to resolve it or you can put the necessary agreements in place now at a fraction of that cost.

For more details on our business services click here or call us at 780.483.6111.