Time and time again we are approached by clients who have entered into a contract, had their contract breached in one way or another, and want to sue the other party. There are many reasons that compel people to sue. Money is most often a motivating factor, but other factors often complement or eclipse monetary […]
Martin Aquilina, head of HazloLaw – Business Lawyers’ International Law department, will be presenting at Outaouais Export – Evénement Accélérateur d’Affaires on November 15, 2018 at the Hilton Lac Leamy (Gatineau). Martin’s presentation will focus on the legal aspects of Canada’s new trade agreement, the Comprehensive Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership, which includes 10 other […]
HazloLaw – Business Lawyers is pleased to have Antonio Almeida, a Tax lawyer from Deloitte Brazil, join our firm for a six-week internship. Antonio has expertise in representing and advising Brazil’s largest oil & gas industry companies on a variety of complex tax issues. He has been providing HazloLaw’s team with some fascinating insights into […]
Take These Steps to Help Prevent This from Happening to You There are many advantages to operating business as a sole proprietorship as opposed to a corporation, particularly when the business is at an early stage of its lifecycle. But this doesn’t change the fact that even sole proprietors need help to run their businesses. […]
Martin Aquilina, International Business Lawyer Marcela Souki, Student-at-Law In the recent case R v. Comeau,[1] the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) reaffirmed its commitment to upholding provincial legislation that limits the movement of goods between Canadian provinces. In Comeau, a resident of New Brunswick, Mr. Comeau, crossed the bridge to Quebec and bought a significant […]
On October 12, 2018, Capital Magazine featured HazloLaw – Business Lawyers’ Founder and CEO, Hugues Boisvert, in its article “Networking and Risk-Taking Keys to Accelerating Your Business”. In his interview with Capital Magazine, Hugues shared his belief that “building and accessing a network of mentors and advisors is paramount for those thinking about accelerating their business”. […]
HazloLaw – Business Lawyers has been appointed as a complaint recipient by D-Quest, a Japanese firm assisting Japanese public companies operating worldwide to comply with their obligations to offer a whistle-blowing channel. D-Quest provides investigative services such as due diligence investigations, background checks, and intellectual property rights protection investigations/support, in particular anti-counterfeit measures and infringement […]
On August 20, 2018, the head of HazloLaw – Business Lawyers’ Tax Litigation department, Dean Blachford, was cited by the Law Times in an article about the recent decision of the Tax Court of Canada regarding the application of section 160 of the Income Tax Act. The article addresses the Court’s decision in Aitchison Professional […]
Why Are There Different Types of Partners in a Limited Partnership? A Limited Liability Partnership is one of the most commonly used business structures. It is comparable with corporations in its potential uses, and often individuals that are looking at starting a company will be choosing between a corporation and a limited partnership because they […]
Last September, Dean Blachford, head of HazloLaw’s tax dispute resolution and litigation practice, was sent by Royal LePage to their national conference in Halifax to present to their real estate agents on common and significant tax issues that arise from real estate transactions. Dean enjoyed the opportunity to interact with the agents, who were very […]
Martin Aquilina, head of HazloLaw’s international law department recently advised Linde AG, Engineering Division on an engineering and procurement contract involving the build of Canada’s first integrated propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene complex. The design contract was awarded to Linde AG in 2017. This investment will represent the largest organic growth project in the history of […]
HazloLaw represented artist Dominic Sokolowski in a copyright claim involving the breach of his moral rights. Mr. Sokolowski’s work appeared prominently in a major production viewable through the Netflix movie platform as well as in cinemas in many countries. The artist had not granted his permission to the production company and was not given any […]
Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation Lawyer Valentine Gurfinkel, Student-at-Law Shareholder loans—loans given by a corporation to its shareholders—are a common business practice. It is often a perk shareholders receive for investing in the company. It is also a common way for business owners to extract money from their corporation. However, under the Income Tax Act (ITA) […]
Martin Aquilina, International Business Lawyer Marcela Souki, Student-At-Law Caps and baskets are important risk allocation tools available to both sellers and buyers in merger and acquisition (“M&A”) transactions. These tools limit indemnification provisions and restrict the indemnification amount payable in claims for losses. When drafting an agreement relating to the transfer of a business, it […]
HazloLaw’s Tax Litigation Lawyer, Dean Blachford was recently quoted by Bloomberg BNA in an article about the Tax Court of Canada’s decision in CBS Canada Holdings Co. v. R. As explained by Mr. Blachford in the article, the decision has implications on judicial efficiency and access to justice. If you would like to read the […]
It is an all too common scenario that the board of a corporation decides to made a fundamental change to a corporation, such as, for instance, selling its assets or amending its articles to add a new class of shares. The board struggles to convince the necessary threshold of shareholders to vote in favour of […]