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Thumbs-up Emoji Can Create a Binding Contract - South West Terminal Ltd. v. Achter Land & Cattle Ltd., 2023

Over 10 billion emojis are sent each day.1 The “thumbs up” emoji is commonly used as an indication...

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Managing the Risks of Bike Parks

On May 17, 2016, The Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld a trial decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Just...

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Risk Management Considerations for Hiring Third Party Snowplowing Contractors: A Municipal Checklist

Many municipal facility managers hire third party snowplowing contractors to maintain their parking lots and f...

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Risk Management Considerations - Why You Should Use a Lawyer for Contracts

Contracts direct almost every aspect of the operations we conduct. Agreements are negotiated between parties f...

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Risk Management Considerations for Fundraising Dinners

Fundraising dinners should be about raising as much money as possible for charitable organizations, not worryi...

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Whiting v. Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria (wrongful dismissal)

Ms. Whiting was employed as a program manager for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria from November 19...

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Risk Management Consideration: Know What You Are Signing

Reviewing contracts and being aware of what risks or liability you may be assuming or not appropriately transf...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation for the Tendering Process

Until the Supreme Court of Canada dramatically altered the law in 1981, the rules governing tender calls were...

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