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James Katz
Get Ready for Copyright Reform in Canada

After several attempts by successive minority parliaments to revamp Canada’s Copyright Act in order to bring it into the age of the Internet, Bill C-11, Canada’s current copyri ...

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Susanne  Greisbach
Choosing the Executor of an Estate

Most individuals, when drafting Wills, spend a fair amount of time deciding how assets should be dealt with after they die.  However, one significant aspect of estate planning often does not g ...

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Harold Feder
Are You Running a Personal Services Business?

Before anyone’s mind starts to wander, the term “Personal Services Business” is simply a term defined under the Income Tax Act Canada.  Without going into the techni ...

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David Spears
Managing the Surf: Protecting your company against computer misuse by employees

Most employers think it’s common sense – if you spend more than half of your time at work surfing the net, you’re going to get fired. Well, recent case law from the federal public ...

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Brent  Timmons
What Makes a Deal Successful?

Deals are closed every day.  Your business may complete several deals a year.   Your business advisors are in the business of helping you complete your deals.  Your financiers a ...

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Colin  Green
Where There's a Will There's a Way

An important, though oft misunderstood, component of estate planning is that Wills may operate as substantial tax saving vehicles.  While people generally focus on the use of a Will t ...

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Marcia A. Green
How to Collect Overdue Accounts

Even though, Apple has created an app for the collection of overdue accounts, the best practice still remains to avoid having an overdue account by demanding payment promptly.

Every time ...

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Trina Fraser
New Consumer Product Safety Legislation

On June 20th, 2011, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (the “CCPSA”) came into force, replacing the consumer product safety regime previously found in the ...

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Susanne  Greisbach
Powers of Attorney and Living Wills: The Basics

While sometimes ignored or drafted as an afterthought to a Last Will and Testament, Powers of Attorney and related Living Will directives are an important part of any estate planning structure. Pro ...

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James Katz
The “Old” Copyright Act is Still Alive and Well

The application of Canada’s Copyright Act to the reality of the Internet will be the subject of hearings at the Supreme Court of Canada by early next year.  As many copyright st ...

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Ron Prehogan
FAMILY BUSINESS LONGEVITY: THE TRUST FACTOR

“Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” is the norm with family businesses.  Another way of describing it is the first generation makes it, the second generation preser ...

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