Deposits are generally a necessary part of real estate transactions. Once the purchaser and the vendor agree to terms in an Agreement of Purchase and Sale, the purchaser is then usually required to deliver a...

Due to commonplace public misinformation, it can come as a surprise when I inform my clients that the corporation for which they are a director and/or officer of is not an absolute shield against personal...

A shareholder agreement is an excellent corporate governance tool that can protect minority shareholder interests, safeguard the company’s competitive interests, and regulate ownership and voting rights. Its flexibility allows shareholders to anticipate a variety of...

I recently attended the annual general meeting of a relatively small public company traded on the TSX-V (market cap as of 11/29/13 was 9.121M) where a group of disgruntled shareholders launched a coup against the...