Construction Liens
  • The Construction Lien Act: Protection for
    Suppliers of Goods and Services
  • Construction Liens - An Overview
  • The Trust Provisions of the CLA

Contracts
  • What is a Contract?
  • Illegal Contracts
  • Don’t Rely on a Handshake
  • Have You Read What You Are Signing?
  • Contracting with Minors
  • Contracting in Cyberspace
  • Bids & Tenders 101
  • Privity of Contract
  • Agency
  • Breach of Contract
  • Frustration of Contract

Corporate/Commercial
Business Formats
  • Sole Proprietorship, Partnership or
    Incorporation
  • Limited Partnerships
  • Corporations - Separate Legal Persons
  • Public vs Private Companies
  • Joint Ventures
  • Franchises - Your key to success?!
  • Network Marketing
  • Licence Agreements
  • Distributorships
  • Keeping your Corporation Up To Date
  • Winding Up Your Business

Starting a business
  • So You Want to be Your Own Boss
  • Buying an Existing Business
  • Financing Your Purchase
  • Security Agreements
  • Partnership Agreements
  • The Importance of Shareholder
    Agreements
  • The Responsibilities of corporate directors
  • The Liabilities of Corporate Directors
  • In Name Only - Directors' Liability for
    Unremitted Source Deductions
  • Due diligence Defence

The Details
  • Signing Your First Commercial Lease?
  • A Right of First Refusal
  • Repairs and Replacements - Is the
    Landlord Responsible?
  • Zoning
  • Trademarks
  • Patents
  • Copyright

Human Resources
Employees
  • Your Rights as an Employee
  • Is Your E-mail a Ticking Time Bomb?!
  • Being Hungover on the Job Can Mean
    Discipline
Employers
  • Independent Contractors vs Employee
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Discipline
  • Monitoring E-mail & Internet Activity
  • Vicarious Liability for Acts of Your
    Employees
  • Hosting an Employee Party? Read This
    First
  • Tips for Hosts
  • Labour Law

Legislation
  • The New Employment Standards
  • Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
  • Safety and the Workplace
  • Family Medical Leave

Termination of Employment
  • Duties of Departing Executive Employees
  • Non-Competition Clauses for Departing
    Employees
  • You’re Outta Here!
  • You’re Fired! - Redux
  • Terminated for Cause or Wrongfully
    Dismissed?  What Do You Think?
  • Terminating Employees Who are on Sick
    Leave
  • An Employee’s Rights During the Notice
    Period
  • Terminating Independent Contractors
  • Punitive Damages in Wrongful Dismissal
    Cases
  • What You Need to Know About
    Constructive Dismissal
Taxes
  • Taxation of Small Canadian Businesses
  • GST and PST
  • In Name Only - Directors liability for
    Unremitted Source Deductions

Technology
  • Business & the Internet
  • Contracting in Cyberspace
  • Monitoring E-mail & Internet Activity

Debtor/Creditor
  • Collecting Those Outstanding debts
  • Enforcing your Judgment
  • Writs of Seizure & Sale
  • Garnishment
  • Defaulting Debtors - Is Everything Up for
    Grabs
  • Debts, Security & Priorities

PPSA
  • Personal Property Security Act
  • True Lease v. Openend Lease
  • Repair and Storage Liens Act

Bankruptcy
  • The Sea of Red Ink - An Overview of the
    Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act
  • The Other Act: Highlights of the CCAA
  • Not All Creditors are Created Equally
  • Oh How the Mighty Have Fallen!
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