Martin Aquilina, International Business Lawyer Marcela Souki, Articling Student Many countries grant immunity from seizure to artistic and cultural objects while they are on loan from foreign jurisdictions. The immunity is desirable because it operates as a safeguard to the lending institution that its artwork will not be seized while it’s abroad and thus perhaps […]
This week, Dean Blachford, head of HazloLaw – Business Lawyers’ Tax Litigation department was in the Kitchener/Waterloo area presenting on tax issues related to real estate agents to the Royal LePage team at their 2019 Kick-Off Seminar. You can read Dean’s article on property flipping issues by clicking here. Follow HazloLaw on Twitter and LinkedIn to […]
By Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation Lawyer and Robert Barnes, Law Student Thousands of Canadians invest in Offshore Investment Fund Property (OIFP) every year. There are many legitimate reasons why Canadian individuals and corporations may want to invest offshore. Higher ROI, added security, and diversification are just some of the most common reasons. There is nothing […]
The Brussels I Regulation was adopted by the European Union in 2000 in order to minimize the impact of differences between national rules governing jurisdiction[1] and facilitate the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters across the EU. The Recast Regulation[2], adopted 12 years later, was enacted in order to clarify certain […]