Is Friendship a bar to Trusteeship?
Discussion on whether a friendship is a bar to acting as a trustee
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Discussion on whether a friendship is a bar to acting as a trustee
When acquiring a business, often a key component is the contracts to which the company is a party to. Whether they are contracts with customers ... Continued
As readers of Knowledge Bytes will know from our June 2011 edition, the world is entering into a period of great change in the internet ... Continued
In January 2013 the Federal Court considered whether an ordinary beer drinking consumer, on hearing the words RED HORSE, would likely think that RED HORSE ... Continued
As readers of our newsletter will know from our June 2011 edition, the world is entering into a period of great change in the internet ... Continued
On May 6, 2013, the Government of Quebec unveiled its new mining tax regime. Starting in 2013, all mining operations will be required to pay a royalty or a tax on profits, whichever is greater under Quebec’s new mining tax regime.
From now on, all mine operators active in Québec will have to pay a minimum royalty to the Government applied to the value of the ore extracted at the mine shaft head. To take the situation of smaller operations into account and make it easier to start a mining project, the royalty rate will be set at 1% for the first $80 million of ore extracted. For the excess, the rate will be 4% of the value of ore extracted. This royalty does not consider whether the operation is profitable. Also, this royalty tax does not permit deductions for other royalties that may also be payable on the same ore extracted.
Discussion on challenging wills based on broken promises
Resolving Unexpected Death and the Role of the Coroner’s Office
Discussion of the new Family Law Act and Wills Variations claims
Discount rates are used to calculate the present day value of a loss of future income or cost of future care that is awarded as ... Continued
The SEC concluded that Regulation FD applies to disclosure made through social media channels.
On April 2, 2013 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a report of its investigation on whether Netflix, Inc. (“Netflix”) and its Chief Executive Officer, Reed Hastings (“Hastings”), violated Regulation FD and Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 when on July 3, 2012, Hastings announced on his personal Facebook page that Netflix had streamed 1 billion hours of content in the month of June. Though the SEC did not pursue enforcement action in the matter, it clarified in its report that Regulation FD applies to issuer communications and disclosures through social media channels, and that SEC’s Commission Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites, Release No. 34-58288 (Aug. 7, 2008) (the “Guide”) also applies to corporate disclosures made through social media channels. The report also suggests that Regulation FD and the Guide apply to “push” technologies, such as email alerts and RSS feeds, and “interactive” communication tools, such as blogs.