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Listen up creative industries: having this clause in your service agreement can help protect your brainchild
Consider this scenario: Your company, BestDesignCorp (“BDC”), is hired by WeAdvertiseCorp (“WAC”) to come up with a design for their upcoming advertising campaign. WAC will pay you in installments upon certain milestones being achieved. BDC gets paid $25,000 after delivering a preliminary design to WAC, which is calculated as 25% of the total work being […]
If you are a business owner and your client owes you money, don’t forget this crucial step
In an ideal world, every person you lend money to will pay you back and every customer/client will pay you for your services. Unfortunately, we do not live in that world and people, for a variety of reasons, sometimes refuse to pay their debt and/or disagree with the amount owed. In these situations, most businesses […]
Hands off Uncle Sam: the limit on extraterritorial reach of Canadian injunctions in the U.S.
Can a Canadian court stop a person from taking action not only in Canada but also abroad? The answer to that question was answered last year by the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”). As we discussed in our previous article, “Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc., a Commercial Perspective”, the SCC confirmed the ability […]
Property Flipping Issues Relating to Real Estate Professionals
Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation Lawyer Brittany Rossler, Law Student The Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) recovered $291.7 million as a result of audit activities related to real estate in Ontario from April 2015 to June 2017.[1] Individuals must now report the sale (or deemed sale) of their principal residence on their annual tax return.[2] With the CRA’s […]
Lessons from Recent Jurisprudence: Helping Clients Avoid or Defend Against a Section 160 Assessment
Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation Lawyer Isabelle St-Hillaire, Law Student Clients facing financial difficulties may be tempted to transfer property to a related party in an attempt to shelter their assets from creditors. Professionals working in the field of bankruptcy and insolvency know, however, that in the context of tax debts section 160 of the Income […]
Tax Evasion: A Serious Criminal Offence that can be Avoided
Dean Blachford, Tax Litigation Lawyer Valentine Gurfinkel, Law Student This article explains how tax evasion is prosecuted under the ITA and why criminal defence lawyers should consider partnering with a tax lawyer to help them successfully defend their clients against tax evasion charges. WHAT IS TAX EVASION Broadly speaking, “tax evasion” is the wilful non-compliance […]
NEWS
Martin Aquilina Invited by the Outaouais Export to Conduct a Presentation on Canada’s New Trade Agreement
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 welcomes a Tax lawyer from Deloitte Brazil for a six-week internship
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 […]
Hugues Boisvert Featured in Capital Magazine’s Latest Edition
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’ Appointed as a Complaint Recipient by D-Quest
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 […]
Dean Blachford Cited by the Law Times
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 […]
Dean Blachford Carried Out a Presentation on Tax Issues at Royal LePage’s Conference in Halifax
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 […]