Mistake #4: Not Being Adequately Insured New businesses often have insufficient insurance. In deciding what kind and how much insurance to secure, a new business owner should carefully examine the needs of the business. Here is a summary of the most common forms of insurance coverage. Property … [Read more...]
Top 5 Legal Mistakes in Starting a Small Business (Part 3)
Mistake #3: The Contents of Leases When you start a small business, you will need to consider where that business will be located. If your business is not a home-based one, this may be the first time you have had to deal with a commercial lease. Although such leases generally favour the landlord, … [Read more...]
36-1 | Sept-Oct 2011
Table of Contents Featured Articles: Practical LawSpecial Report: Employment LawDepartmentsColumns Featured Articles: Practical Law LawNow’s motto as displayed on our cover is “Relating law to life in Canada”. In this issue, we hope to meet this goal in a very tangible way: articles that offer … [Read more...]
Bankruptcy: The End or the Beginning?
Headed for bankruptcy? Find out what you need to know. This article will be helpful to someone who is trying to deal honestly with overwhelming personal indebtedness and who has a genuine desire to make a fresh start financially. Briefly noted are two of the changes to Canada’s Bankruptcy and … [Read more...]
Top 5 Legal Mistakes in Starting a Small Business (Part 1)
So you want to start a small business? You have your business plan at the ready, you can get a start-up loan with an interest rate that is at an all-time low, and your determination is at an all-time high. You are ready to go. Ironically, now – during this flurry of energy, excitement, and … [Read more...]
35-6 | July-Aug 2011
Table of Contents Feature: Issues in Criminal LawSpecial Report: The Law and Public PolicyDepartmentsColumns Featured Articles: Issues in Criminal Law Criminal law has both public and private significance. For individuals charged with crimes, the outcomes are life-altering. For society, the … [Read more...]
Canadians Blessed with Reliable Legal Information Online
Canadians are fortunate to have a wealth of reliable legal information online. A key source is a core of dedicated non-profit public legal education organizations across the country. These are organizations whose main purpose is to make legal information accessible and understandable to everyone. … [Read more...]
Minimum or Reasonable Notice of Termination?
In 1978 Marek and Gilles started work as salesmen for an Ontario car dealership (HOJ), on an ongoing, indefinite basis. By 1985 they had both been promoted to managerial positions and were earning close to $200,000 (in today’s terms) in total compensation which included commissions, allowances, … [Read more...]
35-5 | May-June 2011
Table of Contents Feature: The Law and Armed ConflictSpecial Report: The Law and LanguageDepartmentsColumns Featured Articles: The Law and Armed Conflict Is there a role for law in armed conflict? The two seem utterly incompatible, and yet law does play a role: before, during and after the … [Read more...]
35-4 | March-April 2011
Table of Contents Feature: Children Caught in ConfusionSpecial Report: Constitutional Challenge to LawDepartmentsColumns Featured Articles: Children Caught in Confusion Assisted Human Reproduction: Should sperm donor anonymity be maintained?Brian Seaman “Paging Dr. Freud. Paging Dr. … [Read more...]
