We provide practical advice and assistance to a broad spectrum of businesses, from sole proprietorships to corporations, from single person corporations to multi-division operation corporations. Unforeseen liability is one of the greatest challenges to the success of a business. Working with its other advisors, we try to help businesses anticipate, avoid or manage liability risks.

COMMON SOURCES OF BUSINESS LIABILITY

• Operating under a name to which third party rights have attached.
• Failing to operate under written agreements.
• Failing to properly read and understand leases and contracts.
• Violating Employment Standards Act, Human Rights legislation and common law employer obligations.
• Failure to plan for death of a business partner.
• Failure to plan for disagreements with business partner.

A most important consideration for business owners is protecting their family assets from business creditors. We explain the options available, and where applicable, work with the business’ other advisors to “creditor proof” the business.

We encourage business clients to use our firm as prevention and planning resource. Be it an immediate call concerning a sudden employee issue or making plans for long term ownerships succession, we give businesses the legal analysis they require to make prudent decisions.

Planning to buy, sell or merge with a business? Trying to complete these transactions on a handshake or a bullet point agreement exposes all parties to significant risks of unforeseen liability. We work with clients in these situations to ensure that the deal that is completed is the deal that was envisioned and that all rights and obligations are obtained or fulfilled.