Checklist for Purchasing / Licensing Software / Business
As in any business transaction, “value” in software is being sought and paid for. A due diligence investigation will provide an assessment of the value ... Continued
Protecting Your Technology
When starting a new company, it is critically important to go through the trouble of reviewing what information or technology the company has and assessing ... Continued
What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property law covers a number of areas of vital concern to business. It includes such traditional matters is patents, trade-marks, copyrights, trade secrets and ... Continued
Post Employment and Customer Solicitation
Published 2001 As the world of business has become more technical and complex and as competition has intensified there has been a substantial increase in ... Continued
Handling Issues Relating to an Ageing Workforce
June 2008 With the elimination of mandatory retirement in January of this year, it is expected that we will see more and more older workers ... Continued
Managing Recruitment, Succession and Retirement
There are two general categories or types of pitfalls for employers in the recruitment process. The first relates to the requirements of the Human Rights ... Continued
How to Make a Charitable Donation and at the Same Time Increase Your Tax Deduction
Have you made money in the stock market this year and have some shares that you are thinking of selling? Did you know that it ... Continued
Municipal Liability for Building Permits and Inspections
Revised 2005 At one time, municipalities enjoyed immunity from liability under the old common law principle, “the crown can do no wrong”. The immunity eroded ... Continued
Pollution Exclusion Clauses in the CGL Policy: Current Issues in Coverage Litigation
Updated February 2009 The “pollution exclusion” is a standard exclusion clause found most often in Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policies. It purports to exclude losses ... Continued
Affidavit Struck: US Trademark Decision Not to Be Used as Evidence
Federal Court struck evidence on interlocutory application
British Columbia’s Privacy Laws Amended In Response to the USA Patriot Act
British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FOIPPA”) governs the protection of personal information in the custody or control of public bodies ... Continued
Starting Your Business: Legal Issues to Consider
This publication is intended to give you a general overview of some of the legal issues that you will wish to consider as you start ... Continued