ARTICLES
Of Scrapes and Scraps… on the rising use of materiality scrapes in agreements of purchase and sale (Part 2 of 4)
In the first article of our series on “scrapes”, we looked at the materiality scrape and how such a clause can be used by the buyer to ensure that disputes around materiality will not be factored into any dispute related to, for example, the determination of whether or not the seller has breached a representation […]
Of Scrapes and Scraps… on the rising use of materiality scrapes in agreements of purchase and sale (Part 1 of 4)
Published May 24, 2017 Background In M&A transactions, the purchase agreement is typically the most heavily negotiated document between the buyer and seller. And within the purchase agreement the representations and warranties are often a key point of contention. In a typical scenario, the seller in a purchase transaction seeks to qualify as many of […]
Are we there yet? The long road to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
November 1 2016 Martin Aquilina, International Business Lawyer If you have been looking at the news lately, you probably heard many mentions of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the trade agreement between Canada and the European Union that has been several years in the making. CETA, being the biggest trade treaty signed by […]
OSC clarifies who is “the public”?
August 18 2016 Martin Aquilina, International Business Lawyer In the recent Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) decision, In the Matter of Future Solar Development Inc. (Future Solar), the question of whether a wealthy group of Chinese investors were considered to be members of the public was addressed. In Ontario, every person or company that distributes previously […]
Was ist das auf Deutsch? WhatsApp’s T&Cs to be provided in German to consumers in Germany
June 14 2016 Martin Aquilina, Business Lawyer Introduction WhatsApp is a popular mobile messaging app for smartphones. It is widely used by people around the world including of course in Germany. WhatsApp’s website is accessible in many different languages and almost all of the website’s content is translated according to the language chosen by the user. […]
Can’t Touch This: The World Bank immune from disclosure
May 26 2016 Martin Aquilina, Business Lawyer You can sue individuals, corporations and, in certain circumstances, even the highest orders of government. What of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)? Do they have juridical personality and if they do, are they subject to the jurisdiction of national courts and bound by all orders such courts can issue? One type […]
NEWS
Dean Blachford Published in Canada China News
OTTAWA, Ontario – January 30, 2018 – HazloLaw Tax Litigation Lawyer Dean Blachford’s recent article providing information regarding the tax system and the powers of the Canada Revenue Agency has been published in the Canada China News, an Ottawa-based publication serving the Canadian Chinese Community. Given the number of Chinese entrepreneurs contributing to Canadian society, HazloLaw […]
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 […]
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 […]
Martin Aquilina to present at the 13th RWP Rechtsanwälte International M&A Conference
[av_three_fourth first] [av_heading heading=’Martin Aquilina to present at the 13th RWP Rechtsanwälte International M&A Conference’ tag=’h1′ style=’blockquote modern-quote modern-centered’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’10’ color=” custom_font=” custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] Martin Aquilina, international business lawyer at HazloLaw – Business Lawyers, will be presenting on “Selected Issues under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and […]
HazloLaw – Business Lawyers to sponsor: Canada 150 – 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation in the Americas: Canada’s Role Regarding the Protection of Human Rights
[av_three_fourth first] [av_heading tag=’h1′ padding=’10’ heading=’HazloLaw – Business Lawyers to sponsor: Canada 150 – 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation in the Americas: Canada’s Role Regarding the Protection of Human Rights’ color=” style=’blockquote modern-quote modern-centered’ custom_font=” size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] HazloLaw – Business Lawyers is proud to sponsor Canada 150 – […]
Formation: Stratégies de commercialisation et aspects juridiques des transactions internationales
[av_three_fourth first] [av_heading tag=’h1′ padding=’10’ heading=’Formation: Stratégies de commercialisation et aspects juridiques des transactions internationales’ color=” style=’blockquote modern-quote modern-centered’ custom_font=” size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] Exportez-vous présentement aux États-Unis ou songez-vous d’y faire affaires? Me Martin Aquilina, avocat chez HazloLaw – Avocats d’Affaires, de concert avec M. Guillaume Cariou de Mercadex […]