Top five things you need to know to get your business to be PCI compliant
Does your business accept payment via credit card? If so, you will likely need to be PCI compliant. This article provides a step-by-step guide for beginners on what PCI compliance is and how to get your business PCI compliant. 1. What is PCI DSS? The PCI Security Standards Council (the “Council”) was founded by large...
Continue reading the post titled Top five things you need to know to get your business to be PCI compliant6 key elements of a business succession plan
Business succession planning is an important part of operating a successful business and developing a strong retirement plan. In this article, retired Siskinds’ partner and business lawyer, Henry Berg, discusses the importance of careful and intentional planning in order to ensure a successful business transition. For more information on professional corporations, please reach out to Katherine...
Continue reading the post titled 6 key elements of a business succession planWills, trusts and estate planning for people with disabilities and their families
Introduction Families are very familiar with positive planning processes that are focused on helping their child with disabilities to have a good life. You may have had help by many people in your unique situation to develop a good plan: extended family and friends, members of your child’s support circle, other families in similar circumstances,...
Continue reading the post titled Wills, trusts and estate planning for people with disabilities and their familiesNow You Too Can Be An Employment Lawyer!
Or maybe not. But there is a new resource that is freely available to anyone with access to the internet which provides interesting reading for anyone with an interest in employment law. CanLII (it’s short for the “Canadian Legal Information Institute”) maintains a searchable database of case law from across the country. The CanLII database...
Continue reading the post titled Now You Too Can Be An Employment Lawyer!Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy strategy for talcum powder cancer lawsuits rejected by US Court
A US Court of Appeals has rejected a controversial strategy by Johnson & Johnson to use a bankruptcy as a way to deal with billions of dollars worth of claims filed against the company by cancer victims, who allege that J&J’s talcum powder products (e.g., baby powder) cause cancer. As a result of the decision,...
Continue reading the post titled Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy strategy for talcum powder cancer lawsuits rejected by US CourtRisky business: Alleging cause if you don’t have it
So you have a problem employee that you want to terminate. Your employment lawyer reminds you that you would owe nothing to the employee in a “for cause” termination, but that it’s unlikely that you could prove cause in the circumstances. She then goes on to assess your common law reasonable notice obligation in a “without cause”...
Continue reading the post titled Risky business: Alleging cause if you don’t have it
Bladder pain medication Elmiron linked to vision loss
Elmiron, a drug to treat a bladder condition affecting hundreds of thousands of Canadians, has been reported to cause vision loss in long-term users. Elmiron is an oral medication approved to treat interstitial cystitis (also known as painful bladder syndrome). Scientific studies link long-term use of Elmiron to vision issues, including a novel and progressive...
Continue reading the post titled Bladder pain medication Elmiron linked to vision lossEstablishing a medicine professional corporation: Who is permitted to own shares?
The Regulated Health Professions Act allows medical professionals to establish a corporation for the purpose of practicing medicine. Creating a Medicine Professional Corporation (MPC) may be financially beneficial for physicians since the tax rate of the corporation is much lower compared to the personal tax rate of the individual physician. There are many other benefits...
Continue reading the post titled Establishing a medicine professional corporation: Who is permitted to own shares?Affordable Housing and the Planning Act Authority for Parkland Dedication and Cash-in-Lieu
“You can neither lie to a neighbourhood park, nor reason with it. ‘Artists conceptions’ and persuasive renderings can put pictures of life into proposed neighbourhood parks or parks malls, and verbal rationalizations can conjure up users who ought to appreciate them, but in real life only diverse surroundings have the practical power of inducing a...
Continue reading the post titled Affordable Housing and the Planning Act Authority for Parkland Dedication and Cash-in-LieuPrivacy pulse: Ticketmaster investigation, Google is a monopoly and Texas lawsuits against Google and General Motors
The Siskinds Privacy, Cyber and Data Governance team is focused on providing businesses and professionals with monthly updates on technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) laws in both the U.S. and Canada. For August, we have many updates to share. From the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner investigating Ticketmaster, to Google being found a...
Continue reading the post titled Privacy pulse: Ticketmaster investigation, Google is a monopoly and Texas lawsuits against Google and General MotorsReceive Blog Posts
By subscribing to our blog, you will receive an email when a new post is added. You can unsubscribe at any time by sending an email to us at [email protected] with the word “unsubscribe” in the subject line.