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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 15
Recourses Seeking Rectification Under the New Business Corporations Act You do Business in a Province Other than Quebec: Are You Required to Register Yourself? Resale Prices and Authorized Distributors: A Synopsis France Arms Itself Against Trusts
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 14
Defined Benefit Pension Plans : The Temporary Funding Relief Measures will Likely be Extended! A New Statutory Framework for Federal Not-for-profit Organizations Conversion of Debt into Shares by a Corporation in Financial Difficulty; Pay Attention to the Tax Consequences Conflicting (…)
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 13
Engaging in Activities as a Dealer or Adviser: Am I Required to Register? A Corporation’s Unanimous Shareholder A greement Now A vailable to its Creditors Invoices of Convenience and Accommodation The Importance of Written Contracts Respecting Intellectual Property or the Art of (…)
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 12
Foreign Reporting : A Costly Oversight The Act Respecting the Legal Publicity of Enterprises and Limited Partnerships: We Win, We Lose... Maybe! What Should You Do When Tax Authorities Pay a Visit to Your Client? Beware of Hybrid Sales Transactions Involving Assets and Shares!
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 11
The New Act Respecting the Legal Publicity of Enterprises and Trusts New Filing Requirements for Partnerships Requests for Production of Documents by the Tax Authorities Your’re Fired!: The Impact on the Exercise of Stock Options
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Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 8
THIS EDITION OF LAVERY BUSINESS SUMMARIZES SEVERAL ASPECTS OF THE NEW BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON FEBRUARY 14, 2011.
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Quebec in the Corporations Era
The Business Corporations Act (Quebec) (the “QBCA” or the “Act”) comes into force on February 14, 2011. Described as innovative by many, the Act provides a new regime for legal persons currently governed by Parts I and IA of the Companies Act (the “QCA”). The last (…)
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 10
Limited Partners: a Closer Look at Your Liability Voluntary Disclosure: Is It Still a Worthwhile Option for Repenting Taxpayers? The Court of Appeal Recognizes the Right to Claim Legal Fees from a Defaulting Debtor The Superior Court’s Decision in Chambre des notaires du Québec v. (…)
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Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 7
AVOID A $15,000 FINE FOR A FIRST OFFENCE UNDER THE ACT RESPECTING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! MANAGEMENT OF TAX-RELATED DOCUMENTS DIRECTOR AND… LIABLE
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Special Edition
Introduction Remedies for Minority Shareholders Streamlined Regime for Some SMEs Continuance High-low Shares Alienations Affecting Significant Business Activity New Rules Dealing with Corporate Incest Disappearance of the Accounting Test Conclusion
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 9
New Developments Concerning Insider Reporting Requirements Revenu Québec Bares its Teeth at Restaurant Owners Planning for the Unavoidable: The Usefulness of Reviewing a Shareholder Agreement's Redemption Provisions in Case of Death Speech is Silver, Silence is Golden... What about (…)
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 8
Major Relief for Non-Residents of Canada A New act on Legal Publicity Stock options Can Be advantageous, But Be Careful! Adoption of IFRS and Recent GaaP Changes: The impact on Credit agreements
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 7
Quebec Modernizes its Corporate Law Choosing a Name you Intend to Keep Deemed Year-End on Loss of CCPC Status: One Possible Solution Renewal Option or Privilege