Update on the proposed changes to taxation of private corporations

Update on the proposed changes to taxation of private corporations As many of you have heard in the news, on July 18, 2017, the Government of Canada released a consultation paper with proposed changes to the taxation of private corporations. The proposed changes, if implemented, would have limited or eliminated some of the common tax […]

By |2019-05-20T08:05:55-04:00October 30, 2017|Articles, Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation|

The long arm of American law strikes again! Foreign companies should be careful when dealing with OFAC-sanctioned countries

Summary According to the settlement agreement, TransTel violated U.S. sanctions by paying over eleven million U.S. dollars through its U.S. dollar account at a Singapore-based bank to various third-party vendors that included Iranian companies supplying goods and services associated with Iranian contracts. These payments were processed through the U.S. CSE and TransTel made these payments […]

By |2019-05-20T08:10:59-04:00October 24, 2017|Articles, International Law, Martin Aquilina|

Martin Aquilina’s Speech at Canada 150 – 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation in the Americas: Canada’s Role Regarding the Protection of Human Rights

Martin Aquilina, international business lawyer at HazloLaw – Business Lawyers, gave the following trilingual speech at Canada 150 – 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation in the Americas: Canada’s Role Regarding the Protection of Human Rights (Click here for the link to the HazloLaw – Business Lawyers’ announcement on its sponsorship of the event):   Bonjour […]

By |2019-05-15T07:15:11-04:00October 20, 2017|International Law, News|

HazloLaw – Business Lawyers proud to announce establishment of an annual fund in memory of Robert McMechan at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law

OTTAWA, Ontario – October 6th, 2017 – HazloLaw – Business Lawyers is proud to announce that they have established a new annual fund in memory of their late colleague, Dr. Robert McMechan at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. Described as a “tax litigation expert” by the Ontario courts, Robert McMechan served as Senior […]

By |2019-05-15T07:15:34-04:00October 6, 2017|Business Law, International Law, News, Tax Litigation|