Real Estate
A condo purchase where the status certificate changes the deal
The agreement is signed and the closing date is set before anyone reads the corporation's own paperwork. That is the wrong order.
Ontario
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Matters are described in general terms, by kind rather than by file. Nothing here names a client, and no two matters run the same way.
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Criminal Law
A first impaired driving charge, from roadside to resolution
The immediate licence suspension is administrative. The charge is separate, and the two run on different clocks.
Ontario
Immigration
An Express Entry application after a refusal
A refusal letter is short. The reasons behind it are in the officer's notes, and those can be obtained.
Canada
Corporate Law
Two founders incorporating, before anything is worth arguing about
Almost every founder dispute we see was decided by a document nobody wrote at the start.
Ontario and federal
Intellectual Property
A brand going to market in Canada and the United States
Both countries award the right to whoever files first. Using a name for years is not the same as owning it.
Canada and cross-border
IT & Startups
A startup preparing for the diligence that follows a term sheet
Investor counsel reads the cap table, the IP chain and the contractor agreements. Gaps in those are found under deadline.
Ontario and cross-border
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