Congratulations to Sean Bawden whose employment law blog ‘Labour Pains’ was named best practitioner blog in the Canadian Law Blog Awards (aka – the Clawbies). Sean’s blog was selected from over 500 law blogs published in Canada and ‘Labour Pains’ was named best of the 43 employment law blogs. Since…
“Do I have a case for wrongful dismissal?” This page is one attempt to put together a, perhaps much-too-simplified, explanation of what “wrongful dismissal” under Ontario law means. I will start with this caveat, explaining wrongful dismissal, and more to the point explaining the nuances of any one individual’s situation…
As a Corporate Director, remedy you are elected by the company’s shareholders to act fairly and in good faith for the long-term best interests of the corporation. It’s a position of trust and confidence as Directors control the money, property and information that are crucial to the company’s success. Fiduciary…
There are many advantages to incorporating a business. The extra paperwork required is not one of them. One of the extra steps that every incorporated company should commit to is maintaining its corporate records which can be easily done with a minute book. This is an important administrative step that…
A Henson Trust is a tool that can help you provide care and financial support for a person with a disability. It can be established during your lifetime or under theEstate Planning terms of your Will. Henson Trusts can be beneficial in many cases but they are not appropriate for…
Tim McCunn and Michael Leaver recently completed three corporate financings for clients in the technology sector. On the first transaction they advised material science innovators Smarter Alloys (Innovative Processing Technologies Inc.) on an equity financing worth $1.5M. Tim and Michael also acted for ASE Smart Energy Inc. with regards to…
Kelly Santini’s Mitch Kitagawa successfully brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the plaintiff’s action in Mississippi River Corporations v. Municipal Electric Association Reciprocal Insurance Exchange 2014 ONSC 3784. In the ruling, Justice M.Z. Charbonneau agreed that the costs associated with the plaintiff’s voluntary decision to conduct repairs to…
Condo corporations are required to maintain a “reserve fund”. The money held in the reserve fund account is used to fund major repairs to the condo’s common elements. Onsite reserve fund studies are conducted every six years, illness with updates to the studies (without site inspection) occurring at the three…