Business Beat - Volume 18, No. 1 - February/Février 2008

In this Issue:

• The Perils of "Sign and Close" Transactions
• MDG Kingston v. MDG Computers Canada Case
• Canadian and Other Foreign Companies Selling into the United States through Intermediaries
• Why was Felderhof Successful in the Bre-X No Gold Saga?
• Upcoming Programs
• Newsletters Now Electronic: Message from the Chair of Sections
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Business Beat - Volume 17, No. 3 - May/Mai 2007

In this Issue:

• The Canadian Climate Exchanges: The Future of Canadian Emissions Trading
• Case Comment: 1518628 Ontario Inc. et al v. Tutor Time Learning Centres, LLC, et al.
• Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow - Suing on Demand Promissory Notes in the Wake of the New Limitations Act
• The Ontario Corporations Act - Business Law Modernization Phase 3
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Business Beat - Volume 17, No. 2 - February/Février 2007

In this Issue:

• Bill 41, the Almost Forgotten Corporate Law Amendments that Went into Effect in January 2007
• Bill 152: Pending Changes to the OBCA and the Partnerships Act
• Bill 152: PPSA Amendments
• Bill 152 Amends Ontario's Consumer Protection Act, 2002: Gift Cards and Illegal Internet Gaming Advertising to be Regulated
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Business Beat - Volume 17, No. 1 - December/Décembre 2006

In this Issue:

• Ontario's Securities Transfer Act, 2006: New Rules for Securities as Collateral
• Business Judgment Rule and Share Retractions: Itak International Corp. v. CPI Plastics Group Limited
• Frozen Donuts: The Importance of a Legal Audit When Transforming Production and Manufacturing Processes
• The Accidental Franchise
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Business Beat - Volume 16, No. 3 - May/Mai 2006

In this Issue:

• Case Comment: Relief against Forfeiture: Beaver Fuels Management Limited v. Baker's Dozen Holdings Corporation et al
• Case Comment: Test of Good Faith: 1193430 Ontario Inc. v. Boa-Franc Inc.
• Section Executive 2005-2006

Business Beat - Volume 16, No. 2 - February/Fevrier 2006

In this Issue:

• Ontario Business Law Modernization Project
• The Wonsch Case: A Look at Private Company Shareholders and the Oppression Remedy
• A Review of the Kerr v. Danier Leather Case
• Section Executive 2005-2006

Business Beat - Volume 16, No. 1 - December/Decembre 2005

In this Issue:

• Franchise Law Case Comments - Dig This Garden Retailers and Personal Service Coffee
• The Uniform Law Conference of Canada: What It Is and Why It Is Important to Business Lawyers
• Alberta Unlimited Liability Corporations
• Securities Law Update: Preparing for National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus and Registration Exemption
• Practice Note: Amendment to Limitations Act 2002
• Section Executive 2005-2006

Business Beat - Volume 15, No. 4 - May/Mai 2005

In this Issue:

• Renaissance of Business Law Reform in Ontario
• Ontario Government Heads Call for Business Law Reform
• Process of Personal Property Security Act Reform
• Uniform Securities Transfer Act
• The Reawakening of Ontario Corporate Law Competitiveness
• Business Trusts and Limited Partnerships
• Section 22 of the Limitations Act
• Privacy Legislation and Business Transactions

Business Beat - Volume 15, No. 3 - April/Avril 2005

In this Issue:

• Private Company Governance: Will public company governance practices be adopted by private companies?
• Cost of Consumer Credit Reform in Canada: Not Uniform
• Should Franchise Earnings Claims Be Mandatory?

Business Beat - Volume 15, No. 2 - November/Novembre 2004

In this Issue:

• Uniform Securities Transfer Act: A Primer
• Commentary: Rebuilding Our Commercial Law Infrastructure to Keep Ontario Competitive in Global Markets
• Directors' Liability - Duty of Loyalty and Duty of Care to Creditors: Peoples' Jewellers (Trustee of) v. Wise

Business Beat - Volume 15, No. 1 - September/Septembre 2004

In this Issue:

• Asset and Share Purchases and the Duty of Good Faith
• Strict Interpretation of Franchise Disclosure Documents
• The Promissory Note is Silent - What Interest after Maturity and Default?
• Successfully Combatting Parallel Importation and Sale of Grey Goods under the Copyright Act

Business Beat - Volume 14, No. 2 - March/Mars 2004

In this Issue:

• How Ontario's New Limitations Act Impacts Franchise Agreements, Business Contracts, Demand Loans and More
• Letters of Credit to Secure Lease and Other Obligations - Key Considerations in Drafting a Letter of Credit and the Contract Provisions Requiring It
• Ontario Government Releases Amendments to Regulations under the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000
• Securities Law Update
• Business Succession on Retirement: Transferring Ownership of the Private Company
• Three Business Law Related Decisions Recently Released by the Supreme Court of Canada

Business Beat - Volume 13, No. 3 - May/Mai 2003

In this Issue:

• The Private Company: Essential Advice, Essential Agreements
• Case Note: The Appeal of Boston Pizza International v. Boston Chicken to the Federal Court of Appeal
• The New Ontario Limitations Act, 2002
• When Directors Should Seek Legal and Accounting Advice
• A Look at GMAC Commercial Credit Corporation - Canada v. TCT Logistics Inc. et. al.

Business Beat - Volume 13, No. 1 - October 2002

In this Issue:

• Sarbanes-Oxley - Canadian Regulatory Responses
• Licensing Trade-Marks - Paper Control, Actual Control and Confusion - the "Boston Pizza" and "Boston Chicken" Case
• Creditor Proofing and the Common Employer Doctrine: A look at Downtown Eatery (1993) Ltd. case
• Practice Notes: MCBS Services - Online Forums and Filings
• Announcement: Joint Subcommittee on Franchising of the Civil Litigation and Business Law Sections of the Ontario Bar Association

Business Beat - Volume 12, No. 2 - April 2002

In this Issue:

• A Further Look at the New Exempt Distribution Rules under the Securities Act (Ontario)
• The Bulk Sales Act Strikes Again: A Comment on National Trust Company v. H&R Block Canada, Inc.
• Negotiating and Drafting Preliminary Transaction Documents
• Upcoming Programs

Business Beat - Volume 12, No. 1 - January 2002

In this Issue:

• New Exempt Distribution Rules under the Securities Act (Ontario)
• Pre-contractual Negotiations - Review of Martel and Cam-Valley Cases
• Shotgun and Put-Call Options in Shareholders Agreements for Closely Held Corporations
• Practice Naotes: General Revision of the CBCA
• OBCA Amendments Permit Professional Corporations
• Upcoming Programs

Business Beat - Volume 11, No. 2 - May 2001

In this Issue:

• Extra-Provincial Limited Liability Partnerships
• Online Corporate Registrations and Filings
• Review of Professional Development and Competence Committee Recommendations on Professional Competence
• Practising Business Law Online
• Upcoming Program
• Business Law Section Executive 2000-2001