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last updated Monday, September 06, 2010

1897, the Salomon Case: Judicial Life Breathed Into Corporations

1897, the Salomon Case: Judicial Life Breathed Into Corporations
Aron Salomon may have slipped into history unknown were it not for the fledgling legal status of corporations and the legal case his company prompted in 1895.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

British Columbia Company Law: Business Corporations Act

A company, in British Columbia, is somewhat of a privilege. It is something you ask the government to create. Before the government will create your company, there are a few things it demands that you do first.

last updated Friday, September 17, 2010

Buying A Company in British Columbia

The legal framework underneath that gut-wrenching decision: to buy that company or not to buy that company?

last updated Sunday, December 20, 2009

Church Law

A summary of church law; the law of churches, their ministers and congregations, especially the law of the United Church of Canada.

last updated Monday, November 07, 2011

Civil Law Dictionary

A civil law dictionary ... in English!

last updated Thursday, April 01, 2010

Consumer Law

Consumer Law
Consumer law, aka consumer protection law, keeps the economy humming and the buyers and users of food, pharmaceutical products, lawn mowers and computers safe. That's the theory. Here's the law.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Consumer Law Cases: The Judicial Teething of Consumer Protection Law

Consumer Law Cases: The Judicial  Teething of Consumer Protection Law
The greatest hits of law cases in the evolving area of consumer rights and protection as distributors seek to puff and the consumer, the truth.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Consumer Scams

Consumer Scams
Keep your money: learn how to spot and avoid consumer scams.

last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Contracts With Children

Contracts With Children
The law of children and their contracts .... voidable, but not always.

last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Corporate Mobility 101: The Legal Authority of a Corporation to Operate Outside It's Original Jurisdiction

Corporate Mobility 101: The Legal Authority of a Corporation to Operate Outside It's Original Jurisdiction
The law of corporate mobility; the legal authority of a corporation to operate outside the territory of its original jurisdiction.

last updated Monday, January 02, 2012

Credit Card Law: David v Goliath

Credit Card Law: David v Goliath
Consumers have a love-hate relationship with their credit cards, but banks have nothin' but love for their credit card holders! Know your rights.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Ending A Business Partnership

Ending A Business Partnership
Partnership law know no duty more sacred than the easy death or dissolution of a partnership, or the gentle and fair ousting of a partner.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (UNCITRAL)

Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (UNCITRAL)
A UN Treaty which standardizes domestic arbitration rules and administrations of various states so as to promote international trade.

last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Partnership Law: The Firm

Partnership Law: The Firm
The business structure of a partnership is often a sentimental choice for two like-minded business persons. But one must be fully alive to the hazards of partnerships as it is not all it is made out to be.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Personal Property Security In Canada

Personal Property Security In Canada
The law of personal property security in Canada: bared naked ... unsecured!

last updated Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Property Law Cases

Property Law Cases
Ahh the joys of chattels!

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Proprietorship / Sole Proprietorship

The sole proprietorship is the oldest business structure known to man. It has its unique advantages but also disadvantages.

last updated Thursday, December 04, 2008

Québec's Civil Code

Quebec's Civil Code: a model of transparent and accessible law.

last updated Sunday, December 20, 2009

School Law

School Law
School law: don't pack a lunch without it. Need-to-know law for students, teachers and parents.

last updated Saturday, December 17, 2011

School Law, Part 2

School law, part 2. Need-to-know law for students, parents and teachers.

last updated Saturday, December 17, 2011

Shareholders, Directors and Officers: The Corporation’s Leadership Triumvirate

Shareholders, Directors and Officers: The Corporation’s Leadership Triumvirate
The interplay, authority and roles of shareholders, directors and officers as the intellectual backbone of every corporation.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Tax Audit: The Tax Man Cometh!

Tax Audit: The Tax Man Cometh!
The tax audit is a necessary evil in a self-reporting income tax system, an occasional "cost of doing business". This article sheds some light on the black hole that an income tax audit can seem.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

In a 1992 decision of the Canadian Supreme Court, even as the strong glow of an unfolding and revolutionary Internet was piercing over the horizon, th...

last updated Sunday, January 25, 2009

United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection

United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection
Consumer law has a tentative start in international law, as 1985 United Nations Guidelines set out a wish-list of ideals and principles.

last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Valuation of a Business or Partnership

Valuation of a Business or Partnership
The valuation, appraisal or assessment of the value of a business is an art and not a science but to which, basic principles apply.

last updated Wednesday, November 02, 2011