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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read January 28, 2021

Platforms are the new cloud: Marketplaces, delivery services, consumer finance, and more, part I of II

The accelerated shift toward e-commerce has resulted in an uptick in the adoption of platforms of all kinds for businesses to market and sell products and interact with their customers. From online marketplaces, to last-mile fulfilment and delivery, to consumer financial services, digital e-commerce platforms are fast becoming a leading model for product and service delivery globally.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / cloud services, Commerce, cyber risk, cybersecurity, data security, FinTech, online platforms, privacy, taxation, technology

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read August 19, 2015

Ontario Ministry’s expert report recommends big changes to province’s corporate laws

Coporate-lawOn July 9, 2015, an expert panel convened by the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) released their final report (the Expert Report) containing many broad recommendations on how to modernize Ontario’s increasingly outdated business legislation. The Expert Report dealt with laws relating to corporations, partnerships, secured lending and other commercial activities. Taken together, these recommendations will bring Ontario into line with the leading corporate law jurisdictions in Canada (and beyond) and likely make the province a much more attractive business destination.
The release of the Expert Report is the first big step in the overhaul of Ontario’s business laws, which was first announced in the 2015-2016 Ontario Budget. This bulletin considers some of the more significant recommendations from the Expert Report and what their adoption could mean for businesses already operating in Ontario or those considering how (and where) to enter into the Canadian market.

1. Eliminating

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Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / Business law, Canada Business Corporations Act, Commerce, commercial activities, corporate and commercial law, corporate law, director liability, foreign companies looking to incorporate a subsidiary in Canada, incorporations, Limited Liability Partnerships, Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, resident Canadian directors, the Canadian market, Unlimited Liability Corporations

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read February 25, 2015

Waiver of the client’s unilateral termination right: the clause can survive the automatic renewal of an agreement

The Civil Code of Québec (the “CCQ”) provides that a client can unilaterally terminate a service agreement even where the work or provision of the services is already in progress

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Payroll / automatic renewal of the agreement, Civil Code of Quebec, client can unilaterally terminate a service agreement, client’s obligation to compensate the service provider for any loss, client’s right to waive, Commerce, Commercial, Notice of termination, Service agreement, Service contract, Termination clause, termination right and a penalty clause, unilateral termination, value of the work performed, Waiver provision in service agreement

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