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Commercial Leases & COVID-19

Read time: 2-3 minutes Given this unprecedented situation, commercial landlords and tenants should review their lease documents to determine their rights and obligations. Force Majeure or Unavoidable Delay Clause Force majeure or ‘unavoidable delay’ clauses in commercial leases address events beyond a party’s control, such as a natural disaster, that prevent a party from performing […]

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Key Glossary for Commercial Leases | Business Law

Key Glossary for Commercial Leases Read time: 3 minutes Reading a commercial lease agreement can often feel like you are trying to learn a new language, unless you work in the legal profession. This is because specific terminology, which we don’t often hear in our day-to-day interactions, is used to draft the most effective agreements. […]

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Business Lawyer Advice on Shareholder Agreement: A Tool for Avoiding Disputes

The Shareholder Agreement: A Tool for Avoiding Disputes Read time: 3-4 minutes What is a Shareholder Agreement? A Shareholder Agreement is a written agreement that specifies the rules and procedures that shareholders must follow and the entitlements of shareholders in a corporation. While some aspects of corporate affairs are dictated by legislation, such as the […]

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Business Law: Protecting Your Business’s Reputation From Defamation

Protecting Your Business’s Reputation From Defamation: What You Need to Know Read time: 3-5 minutes Business Defamation Reputation is a significant factor to a business’s success or failure. Customers are influenced by what they read and hear on the internet, news and social media. While good publicity can help bring in more customers, bad publicity […]

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Business Law: Letter of Intent or a Memorandum of Understanding

Agreements to Agree: How the Court Will Interpret Them Read time: 2-3 minutes An agreement to agree is a preliminary document exchanged by a possible buyer and seller to a transaction, such as a share or asset sale. Typically the agreement will include the major contract terms and leave the specific terms to be negotiated […]

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