Corporate Commercial Subcommittee

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• Michele Ballagh, Ballagh & Edward

  905-572-9300, michele.ballagh@ballaghedward.ca

• Steven J. Dickson, City of Hamilton

  905-546-2424 ext. 7164, steve.dickson@hamilton.ca

• Paul S. Dixon, Keesmaat Dixon Kranjc Lewis & Kovacs LLP

  905-527-0202, pdixon@hamiltonlawyers.ca

• Angus Gordon, Lazier Hickey LLP

  905-525-6352, gordonac@lazierhickey.com

• Hussein A. Hamdani, SimpsonWigle Law LLP

  905-528-8411 ext. 336, hussein@simpsonwigle.com

• John F. C. Hammond, Inch Hammond Professional Corporation

  905-525-4481, hammond@inchlaw.com

• David W. Howell, Ross & McBride LLP

  905-572-5830, dhowell@rossmcbride.com

  
  

• Serena R. Lee, SimpsonWigle Law LLP

  905-639-1052 ext. 231, lees@simpsonwigle.com

• John H. Loukidelis, SimpsonWigle Law LLP

  905-777-2399, loukidelisj@simpsonwigle.com

• Michael J. McHugh, McHugh Mowat Whitmore Ionico MacPherson LLP

  905-549-4676, mchugh@mmwimlawfirm.ca

• Andrew D. Pringle, Wynne, Dingwall & Pringle

  905-648-1851, apringle@anclaw.com

• Thomas J. Rocchi, Weisz, Rocchi & Scholes

  905-523-1842, tjrocchi@wrs.on.ca

• Ryan Smith, Ross & McBride LLP

  905-526-9800, rsmith@rossmcbride.com

• Sandra R. Stephenson, Lazier Hickey LLP

  905-525-3652, stephensonsr@lazierhickey.com

• Pam Vermeersch, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

  905-540-3247, pam.vermeersch@gowlings.com

• Ronald J. Weston, Feltmate Delibato Heagle LLP

  905-639-8881 ext. 3656, rweston@fdhlawyers.com

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• Harmonized Sales Tax is Coming to Ontario: Are you Ready? (May 17 and May 26, 2010)

  Chair: John H. Loukidelis, SimpsonWigle Law LLP

  
  

  • HST and new homes, HST and commercial properties, HST and the legal profession, Restricted input tax credits, Planning for HST, New GST filing requirments
    Presented by: Theresa Beninger, Durward Jones Barkwell & Company LLP

  
  

• Legislative Update: Recent Amendments to Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act and Canada Corporations Act (January 27, 2010)

  Chair: Michele Ballagh, Ballagh & Edward LLP

  • Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act
    Presented by: Michael J. Valente, Scarfone Hawkins LLP
  • Canada Corporations Act
    Presented by: Hussein A. Hamdani, SimpsonWigle Law LLP

• Corporate Commercial Law Seminar: Practical Advice for Business Lawyers (November 5, 2009)

  Co-Chairs:

  Thomas J. Rocchi, Weisz, Rocchi & Scholes

  David Howell, Ross & McBride LLP
  

  • Practical Advice on Insolvency: Options and Process
    Presented by: Trevor B. Pringle, msi Spergel inc.
  • Overview of Insolvency Proceedings: CCAA, BIA and Receivership
    Presented by: Barry Yellin, Ross & McBride LLP
  • Overview of New Dividend Tax Regime: Taxation of Dividends (eligible and non-eligible) and Integration, salary vs. dividend
    Presented by: John H. Loukidelis, SimpsonWigle Law LLP
  • Letters of Intent: Their Use, Content, and Legal Issues
    Presented by: Michael McHugh, McHugh Mowat Whitmore Ionaco MacPherson LLP
  • Closing Transactions: Practical and Legal Issues, Closing Agendas, Closing Documents - What is Really Needed, Faxes, Electronic Transmissions, Electronic Commerce Act
    Presented by: John Hammond, Inch Hammond Professional Corporation

  
  

• Emerging Issues in Corporate Commercial Law Seminar (November 20, 2008)

  Seminar Committee: 

  Sacha Babic, Evans, Philp LLP

  Paul Dixon, Keesmaat Dixon Kranjc Lewis & Kovacs LLP

  David Elliot, Agro Zaffiro LLP

  Patric Mackesy, Mackesy, Smye LLP
  

  • Third Party Legal Opinions on Acquisitions and Lending
    Presented by: Randall S. Bocock, Evans Philp LLP
    
  • Professional Corporations
    Presented by: Thomas Rocchi, Weisz, Rocchi & Scholes
  • Non-Competes and Tax Issues: A Second Look
    Presented by: John Loukidelis, SimpsonWigle Law LLP
  • Recent Changes for the Commercial Lawyer to be Aware of: Promissory Notes; the Securities Act; the Securities Transfer Act and amendments to the PPSA; and changes to Bankruptcy Legislation
    Presented by: Danielle Iampietro, Scarfone Hawkins LLP
    
  • Sale of Shares in Active Real Estate Investments by a Corporation
    Presented by: Paul Dixon, Keesmaat Dixon Kranjc Lewis & Kovacs LLP

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• General Titles

  • Business Corporations in Canada: Legal and Practical Aspects by Paul Martel
    KF 1415 .ZA2 M23
  • Canada Corporation Manual by Warren Grover
    KF 1415 .ZA2 C362
  • Canadian Business Corporations Law, 2^nd ed., by Kevin McGuinness
    KF 1415 .ZA2 M34 2007
  • Halsbury’s Laws of Canada
    This multi-volume set began publication in 2006 and while it is not yet complete, it is an excellent starting point for legal research. Some of the relevant volumes include: Business Corporations (2 v.), Patents, Trade Secrets, and Industrial Designs, and Personal Property and Secured Transactions.
  • Ontario Corporation Manual by Robert Kingston
    KF 1415 .ZB3 O57

• Annotated Acts

  • Annotated Canada Business Corporations Act, 2^nd ed., by Wayne Gray
    KF 1415 .ZA2 C36 Bc
  • Annotated Ontario Business Corporations Act by Stephen Adams
    KF 1415 .ZB3 A32
  • Annotated Ontario Personal Property Act by Richard McLaren
    KF 1050 O58 P
  • Annotated Ontario Securities Legislation by McCarthy Tetrault
    KF 1439 O58
  • The Practitioner’s Income Tax Act, edited by David Sherman
    KF 6499 .ZA2 P72

• Precedents (Hardcopy and/or Electronic)

  • O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms (available in hardcopy and online from library computer)
    Division I: Commercial and General
    Division II: Corporations
    Division III: Conveyancing and Mortgages
    Division IV: Leases
    Division V: Wills and Trusts
    Division VI: Ontario – Family Law
    Division VII: Labour Relations and Employment
    Division VIII: Ontario – Court Forms
    Division IX: Municipal Corporations
    Division X: Computers and Information Technology
    KF 170 O27
  • LexisNexis Quicklaw’s Forms (available on all of the library computers)
    Click on the red “Forms” button to access Williston and Rolls Court Forms and the Canadian Forms & Precedents collection, which includes commercial tenancies, corporations, debtor creditor, employment, land development, wills and trusts, and more
    
  • Carswell’s Form and Precedent Collection: Corporate Precedents by Gilles Thibault (available in hardcopy and CDROM loaded onto library computer)
    KF 1415 .ZA2 T45
  • Annotated Business Agreements by Gregory Harris (available in hardcopy only)
    KF 889 H37
  • Shareholders Agreements: an Annotated Guide, 2^nd ed., by Aird & Berlis LLP (available in hardcopy and CDROM loaded onto library computer)
    KF 1448 D38 2009
    

• Specific Titles

  • Asset Based Lending in Canada by Alison Manzer
    KF 1428 M36 2008
  • Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law of Canada, 4^th ed., by Houlden and Morawetz
    KF 1536 .ZA2 H6
  • Bankruptcy in Canada, 4^th ed., by John Honsberger
    KF 1536 .ZA2 D92 2009
    
  • Bennett on the PPSA (Ontario), 3^rd ed., by Frank Bennett
    KF 1050 B46 2006
  • Canadian Commercial Reorganization: Preventing Bankruptcy by Richard McLaren
    KF 1544 M34
  • Canadian Franchise Guide edited by Frank Zaid
    KF 2023 C34
  • The Commercial Lease: A Practical Guide, 4^th ed., by Harvey Haber
    KF 593 .C6 H32 2004
  • A Commercial Tenancy Handbook by Richard Olson
    KF 593 .C6 O47
  • Competition & Antitrust Law, 3^rd ed., by Brian Facey
    KF 1650 .ZA2 R62 2006
  • Computer, Internet and Electronic Commerce Law by Barry Sookman
    KF 390.5 .C6 S66
  • Cross-Border Litigation: Interjurisdictional Practice and Procedure by Kenneth MacDonald
    K 7615 M33 2009
    
  • Director & Officer Liability in Corporate Insolvency: a Comprehensive Guide to Rights and Obligations, 2^nd ed., by Janis Sarra
    KF 1536 .ZA2 S277 2010
  • Directors’ Liability in Canada by Ronald Davis
    KF 1423 S535
  • Entertainment Law in Canada by Jacqueline King
    KF 4290 E583
  • Fox on Canadian Law of Copyright and Industrial Designs, 4^th ed.
    KF 2994 F6
  • Fox on Canadian Law of Trade-Marks and Unfair Competition, 4^th ed.
    KF 3180 F6
  • The Law of Banking and Payment in Canada by Bradley Crawford
    KF 974 C73 2008
  • The Law of Contract in Canada, 5^th ed., by G.H.L. Fridman
    KF 801 F74 2006
  • The Law of Contracts, 5^th ed., by S.M. Waddams
    KF 801 W34 2005
  • The Law of Guarantee, 2^nd ed., by Kevin McGuinness
    KF 1045 M33 1996
  • Non-Share Capital Corporations by R. Jane Burke-Robertson
    KF 1388 B87
  • A Practical Guide to Canadian Partnership Law by Alison Manzer
    KF 1375 M36
  • Regulatory and Corporate Liability: From Due Diligence to Risk Management by Todd Archibald
    KF1386 .C7 A773
  • Sale and Supply of Goods, 2^nd ed., by Kevin McGuinness
    KF 913.1 M34 2010
    
  • Sale of a Business, 5^th ed., by Jennifer Babe
    KF 1355 B32 2004
    
  • Shareholder Remedies in Canada by Dennis Peterson
    KF 1448 P47

• Continuing Legal Education Materials

  The library has an excellent collection of CLE materials from seminars held by the LSUC, Middlesex Law Association, the County of Carleton Law Association and the HLA. The papers often discuss very specific and timely issues, and can include valuable precedents. The CLE materials are shelved in the stacks with the texts and looseleaf services according to their topics.

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• Bankruptcy and Insolvency

  • Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada

• Business Services

  • Corporations Canada - Search for a Federal Corporation
  • Invest in Ontario - Selected Government Programs for Businesses
  • Service Ontario - Services for Businesses

• Citations

  • Guide to Neutral Citation Standard for Case Law

• Court Websites

  • Federal Court of Appeal
  • Federal Court
  • Ontario Court of Appeal
  • Ontario Court of Justice
  • Supreme Court of Canada
  • Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
  • Tax Court

• Employment

  • Ministry of Labour - Guide to the Employment Standards Act

• Financial / Market Data

  • Statistics Canada - CPI
  • Wall Street Journal Market Data (including US prime rate and other rates that may be used to set rates for loans)

• Incorporating a Business or a Not-for-Profit

  • Corporations Canada - Create / Maintain a Not-for-Profit Organization
  • Corporations Canada - Guide to Federal Incorporation (for-Profit)
  • Ministry of the Attorney General - Not-for-Profit Incorporator's Handbook

• Intellectual Property

  • Canadian Intellectual Property Office - Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Industrial Design Databases

• Licenses and Permits

  • City of Hamilton BizPal

• Opinions

  • Toronto Opinion Group (TOROG)

• Statutes

  • Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
  • Department of Justice Laws Website
  • E-Laws Current Consolidated Law

• Tax

  • CRA - Charities and Giving
  • CRA - Fairness and Taxpayer Bill of Rights
  • CRA - Forms and Publications by Document Type
  • CRA - Forms Listed by Number
  • CRA - GST/HST Registry
  • CRA - Interpretation Bulletins
  • CRA - Information Circulars
  • CRA - Information for Businesses by Topic
  • CRA - Prescribed Interest Rates
  • Ontario Ministry of Revenue - Informaiton on Business Taxes