Can minors sign shareholder agreements in Canada?
A shareholder agreement is a document that generally sets out the rights, privileges, and obligations of a company’s shareholders and the foundation for how a corporation will be established, managed, and run. As such, shareholder agreements are important to both the shareholders of a corporation and the corporation itself. This is especially true in family-owned...
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If you are injured in a car accident in Ontario, you are entitled to receive statutory accident benefits (“SABS”). This is true even if you are at fault for the accident. SABS can include, among other things, coverage for medical treatment, attendant care, and income replacement benefits. Despite your entitlement to receive these benefits, insurers...
Continue reading the post titled How to appeal an accident benefits denial: The Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT)AI-related services agreements and IP: Opportunity and uncertainty for service providers
Generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) made a major pop-culture splash earlier this year with the explosion of Chat-GPT. The capabilities of these AI tools to generate content such as text, images, music, and code, is now widely recognized and many startup businesses are offering services powered by third-party AI tools. However, there is significant uncertainty surrounding...
Continue reading the post titled AI-related services agreements and IP: Opportunity and uncertainty for service providersWhat is the date of separation?
When I first meet with new clients, they are often confused about the date of separation. Sometimes they are unsure of the specific date. Sometimes they do not know what date to provide until we discuss their situation further. Sometimes they will mistakenly believe they are not yet separated because they are still living with...
Continue reading the post titled What is the date of separation?Navigating the mergers and acquisitions landscape: The role of due diligence
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) represent a strategic approach for companies looking to grow, diversify, or streamline their operations. However, the success of these transactions hinges on a comprehensive understanding of the target company’s financial, operational, and legal landscape. This understanding is achieved through a careful combing process known as due diligence. In this blog, we...
Continue reading the post titled Navigating the mergers and acquisitions landscape: The role of due diligenceAnother large increase: Statutory deductibles and thresholds 2024 – A legislated barrier to full recovery
Did you know that if you have been hurt in a motor vehicle collision seriously enough to receive an award for pain and suffering, it may be reduced by $46,053.20? This amount is known as the statutory deductible and, worse yet, it is tied to inflation and increases each year. If you are injured in...
Continue reading the post titled Another large increase: Statutory deductibles and thresholds 2024 – A legislated barrier to full recoveryConsumer class actions and products to watch for
Class actions can be a way to hold large companies to account when their products fall short of quality standards or pose risks to consumers. Class actions can also be a route to recovery if a manufacturer fails to exercise due diligence in designing or producing their products, makes false claims about their products, or...
Continue reading the post titled Consumer class actions and products to watch forBalance needed in franchise laws, judicial process
As judges have taken a technical and pro-franchisee approach to the interpretation of Canada’s franchise legislation, most recent developments have not proven positive for franchisors, franchise lawyer Peter Dillon says in Corporate LiveWire’s Franchise Law 2014 Virtual Round Table. “This has resulted in fairly easy access by franchisees to the right to rescind the franchise agreement within two...
Continue reading the post titled Balance needed in franchise laws, judicial processIf it looks like a franchise, it’s a franchise
By Peter Dillon for AdvocateDaily.com In another decision in the line of “accidental franchisor” cases, Justice Mary E. Vallee, of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, granted summary judgment on the basis of non-disclosure to plaintiffs who purchased the rights to operate an alcohol delivery service under an established trademark. This decision reiterates that a business relationship may...
Continue reading the post titled If it looks like a franchise, it’s a franchiseIs Bill 124 unconstitutional? Yes. And also, no.
On, February 12, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “Court”) released its much-anticipated decision1 on the constitutionality of Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019 (the “Act”), which restricts increases to salaries and compensation for employees in the broader public sector to no more than 1% each year...
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