Blog Bite: How Will GDPR Affect Canadian Business?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses how the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is soon to take effect, meaning Canadian businesses who handle the per...
January 26, 2018
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: Introduction To Canada’s PIPEDA
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses how, on July 1, 1983, Canada’s Privacy Act was introduced to regulate how federal government institutions managed personal information. O...
January 26, 2018
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: Who’s Responsible For Employee Privacy Breaches?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses how companies collect and create mass amounts of data – a lot of it being of confidential nature. If not handled properly, the confidenti...
January 26, 2018
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: How Will The GDPR Affect M&A?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses the implentation of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the coming months. Special attention must be paid tow...
January 26, 2018
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: What do foreign employers need to know when conducting business in Ontario?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com is a must-read for foreign employers operating their businesses in Canada. It helps employers identify and understand the differences in Canadian...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: How far can employers go when screening potential job applicants in Quebec?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com deals with employment law in Quebec. It succinctly recaps the different types of employment relationships (i.e. a contract of employment versus a...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: What terms are essential in an Employment Agreement?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com provides advice on the top twelve “must haves” for written employment contracts. Among the topics covered are what "consideration" might look...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: How Enforceable are “Notice of Resignation” Provisions?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses the case of BlackBerry Limited v. Marineau-Mes, in which an employee signed an employment contract that required him to give six months...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: What Constitutes Just Cause for Dismissal?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com outlines the circumstances that give rise to just cause for termination. Just cause for termination will be found where there is breakdown of the...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: What is the cost of terminating an employee?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com provides a concise overview of what costs are involved in terminating an employee in Ontario. It uses a key piece of legislation, the Employment ...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: What rights does an employee have if they’ve been deemed “unsuitable” for permanent employment during the probationary period?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com explains the decision of Nagribianko v. Select Wine Merchants Ltd. where an employer terminated an employee during the probationary period on the...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: Can an employee terminated during a probationary period sue for wrongful dismissal?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com examines the Ontario case of Deacon v. Moxley wherein an employee successfully sued for wrongful termination even though his employer terminated ...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
Blog Bite: What does “probation” mean for employers and employees in Ontario?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com examines what “probation” means to both an employer and an employee in respect of obligations and rights on termination. In particular, it ex...
December 21, 2017
Posted by: Chris McIvor
List of Important Terms in an IP Transfer Agreement
Dear [INSERT NAME OF CLIENT],
The IP Transfer Agreement is in progress of being drafted and I wanted to provide a high-level list of what provisions will be included in your IP Transfer ...
September 1, 2017
Posted by: Alva Ching
Tips On What To Look For When Reviewing An IP Transfer Agreement
Prior to sending your drafted agreement to a counterparty of executing the agreement, it is important to thoroughly review the agreement for both content and form. These are some of the key items that...
August 31, 2017
Posted by: Alva Ching
Mapping to Checklist – IP Transfer
To map a checklist into an agreement:
Read through the agreement clause by clause. After reading each clause, find the relevant section of the checklist.
Using the comment function in Word, no...
August 31, 2017
Posted by: Alva Ching
Clausehound Playbook – How to Draft a Shareholders Agreement
1 - Understand what a shareholders agreement entails
Overview of Shareholders Agreements
2 - Learn more about shareholders agreements
Article 1 - WHAT RIGHTS ATTACH TO YOUR SHARES?
Artic...
March 23, 2017
Posted by: Rajah Lehal
Clausehound Playbook – How to Draft & Manage Your Minute Book
1 - Understand what a minute book entails
Overview of Minute Books
2 - Learn more about minute books
Article 1 - MAINTAINING THE CORPORATION 1/5 – CORPORATION’S MINUTE BOOK
Article 2 ...
March 23, 2017
Posted by: Rajah Lehal
Maintaining the Corporation 5/5 – Managing the Registers
Approve the Form of the Share Certificates
Conventionally, a sample of each share certificate to be used for each class of share is prepared, the word "SAMPLE" is printed on its face and the certific...
March 23, 2017
Posted by: Rajah Lehal
Maintaining the Corporation 4/5 – Management & Finances
Appointment of Officers
Directors appoint the officers, who are responsible for managing the day to day business of the corporation. An officer can also be a director of the corporation and can be ...
March 23, 2017
Posted by: Rajah Lehal
Maintaining the Corporation 3/5 – Annual General Meetings
Annual General Meetings
The CBCA requires that the directors of a corporation call the first annual general meeting (an “AGM”) no later than eighteen (18) months after incorporation. Thereafter a...
March 23, 2017
Posted by: Rajah Lehal
Maintaining the Corporation 2/5 – Corporate By-laws
By-laws
The by-laws of a corporation govern its day-to-day activities. By-laws will vary with each corporation, but in general they deal with matters such as the registered office, corporate seal, fi...
March 23, 2017
Posted by: Rajah Lehal
Maintaining the Corporation 1/5 – Corporation’s Minute Book:
Properly maintaining a corporation’s minute book is crucial for all businesses. The corporation’s minute book includes the fundamental documents required for a corporation to maintain its status w...
March 23, 2017
Posted by: Rajah Lehal
Clausehound Playbook – How to Draft a Distribution Agreement
1 - Understand what a distribution agreement entails
Overview of Distribution Agreements
2 - Learn more about distribution agreements
Article 1 - COMMON MISTAKES IN DRAFTING A DISTRIBUTION ...
March 23, 2017
Posted by: Mifras Nazeer
Sample Email Language for Negotiating a Contract
Dear [INSERT NAME],
We are excited about the possibility of doing business with you!
Attached is a draft [INSERT AGREEMENT] which we believe captures the discussions we have...
March 22, 2017
Posted by: Mifras Nazeer
