The envelope from your lender’s lawyer sits on the kitchen table. You missed two payments after your hours got cut. Now the letter says the lender wants the court to take the house. You wonder if your kids will finish the school year in their own rooms. At Legalbird, we help BC families through the […]
The new job offer is in your inbox. The pay is better, and you want to say yes. Then you remember the contract you signed on your first day at your old job. You dig it out and find a line stating that you cannot work for a competitor for two years. At Legalbird, we
You delivered a load of equipment to an Abbotsford contractor on 60-day credit terms, as you’ve done many times before. Weeks later, you hear the contractor has gone bankrupt. You wonder if you will ever see that money or your equipment again. You picture the bank stepping in first. Will the bank walk away with
A prenup takes more than signatures. In British Columbia, proper financial disclosure is an important part of preparing a marriage agreement. If a spouse fails to disclose significant property, debts, or other information relevant to negotiating the agreement, that can later become a reason for a court to set aside all or part of the
Forty-five days after your crew finished the framing on that Surrey project, you are staring at an unpaid invoice. The general contractor stopped returning your calls. You phoned the Land Title Office. The window to file a builder’s lien had closed. That call can feel final, but it isn’t. Legalbird can help BC contractors, subcontractors,
An employee you trained, promoted, and paid well for over a decade quits — and a few weeks later, they’re running a competing business. Maybe they’ve taken a client. Maybe a coworker followed them out the door. You have an employment agreement with a non-compete or non-solicitation clause. Surely that means you can shut it
You did the work. You delivered the product or provided the service exactly as promised. You sent the invoice, and now you’re met with silence, excuses, or a promise to “pay next week” that never comes. For BC business owners, this is all too familiar. The cash you were counting on to cover payroll, rent,
A deposit isn’t just a down payment sitting in trust. In BC, it’s a legal signal of commitment, and courts treat it that way when a deal collapses. Whether you keep it, lose it, or have to sue for it depends on who caused the collapse and what the contract says. This dispute comes up
Contracts keep businesses running. Whether you own a construction company in Abbotsford, manage a retail store in Surrey, or operate a professional services business in Vancouver, you rely on contracts every day. But what happens when another party fails to do what they promised? Not every disagreement or mistake amounts to a breach of contract
A business customer stops paying. The company has few assets left, invoices remain unpaid, and collecting the debt seems impossible. You may wonder whether you have any realistic way to recover what you are owed. If the business owner or another individual signed a personal guarantee, you may still be able to recover the debt
