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Things You May Not Know About the Farm Debt Mediation Act

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Most or all creditors who lend to farmers will be familiar with the Farm Debt Mediation Act, S.C. 1997, c. 21 (the “FDMA”) and the need to serve a notice under the FDMA before taking action against a farmer.  However, […]

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A Defendant By Any Other Name: Of Limitation Periods, John Doe, and Misnomer

MT Insurance Law Blog

Having read the reasons for decision in Stechyshyn v. Domljanovic, 2015 ONCA 889 you would be forgiven for wondering whether the panel of the Court of Appeal had taken in a showing of Romeo and Juliet during their deliberations. The […]

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An In-depth Look at Nova Scotia’s New Community Interest Companies

Social Impact Newsletter

Earlier this month, Nova Scotia announced the coming into force of the long awaited Community Interest Companies Act (“CICA”).  This new law allows new and existing businesses incorporated under the Companies Act (Nova Scotia) (“CA”) to apply for designation as […]

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Les pénalités pour retard sont-elles abusives ?

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Journal Constructo – 12 juillet 2016 Récemment, la Cour supérieure a eu à se prononcer sur cette question dans l’affaire Excavation Gilbert Théorêt inc. c. Montréal (Ville de), 2016 QCCS 2325.  Dans cette affaire, Excavation Gilbert Théorêt inc. (ci-après « Théorêt ») […]

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The Worth of “Diminished Value” Claims in Ontario

MT Insurance Law Blog

Introduction The claim goes by many names: “diminished value”, “diminution in value” and “accelerated depreciation”. The terms are interchangeably used to describe the economic loss of a property’s value as a result of the property having been damaged.[1] The concept […]

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Why Do We Need Members? We Have a Board…

Social Impact Newsletter

Our incorporated charity and non-profit clients often wonder why they need members.  Organizations with few governance participants, either because they are small or because they are controlled by a small group, sometimes wonder if they may operate with only a […]

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Le privilège des communications entre client et avocat : d’une importance tout simplement cruciale!

Tax Newsletter - Québec (French)

Décisions de la Cour suprême du Canada Le vendredi 3 juin 2016, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a publié deux décisions importantes [Canada (Procureur général) c. Chambre des notaires du Québec et Barreau du Québec, 2016 CSC 20 (« Chambre des notaires »); et […]

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Trust Interests and Family Law Rights – What Estate Planners Need to Know After Tremblay and Mudronja

Wealth Matters

Introduction Since the enactment of the Family Law Act (“FLA”), Courts have struggled with determining, firstly, if and when the interest of a spouse in a discretionary trust qualifies as “property” as defined in the FLA for purposes of equalization […]

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Disclosure Requirements for Statutory Third Parties

MT Insurance Law Blog

Two cases decided within the last year have confirmed that an insurer which adds itself as a Third Party pursuant to Section 258 (14) of the Insurance Act (the off-coverage insurer) is required to answer questions and disclose information in […]

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The “Delaware – Canco Straddle” for Canadian Tech Start-Ups

Tax Notes

Canadian start-ups, including those in the information technology sector (i.e. mobile apps, computer software and other information technologies (“IT”)) may benefit from certain tax and corporate advantages of operating both a Canadian corporation (“CanCo”) and a U.S.-based corporation (often a […]

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