Incorporation by Reference
“Incorporation by reference” is where a contract includes other a separate, additional document by naming that additional document rather than including the full text or full version of the additional document. The additional document is “incorporated” (included) into the main contract by being named (“referenced”) in the main document. It is often used in contracts […]
Canada’s dumb new gun ban explained well
As always, Ian Runkle provides the most important facts and accompanying realities:
The dangers of the Jordan Peterson SCC decision
Jordan Peterson Decision Leaves Professionals At Mercy Of Regulatory Overlords
Statutory Trust
A statutory trust is one brought into existence by operation of a statute, i.e. a law by a legislature. In essence a statute designates defined property in defined situations as trust property and mandates that a certain person shall be a trustee for same. These may be in favour of the Crown (be it the […]
15 Security Features on a Canadian Passport
Jordan McCown of Real AML offers us this helpful PDF on ways of spotting fakes.
Emoji = Liable
Be careful about how you use emojis. In a recent Saskatchewan case a farm corporation was held liable to pay about $82,000 for flax ordered from a grain company because the defendant had replied with a thumbs up emoji … … to an text fixing the amount and price. This was considered sufficient to establish […]