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By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Konstantine Chatzidimos Introduction If you are reading this article you may just be considering acquiring a commercial property, i.e., an office building, manufacturing/warehouse facility, apartment building,…
By: Konstantine Chatzidimos and Jayson Schwarz LLM As corporate/commercial lawyers we come across many a wide-eyed client chomping at the bit to (blindly) buy into the latest-and-greatest franchise ‘opportunity’. This…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM As a lawyer of 33 years I have seen many small businesses flourish and many fail. The big question is why some succeed and others fall.…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM It is rare that a commercial property transaction ever closes without some issue or many issues arising to stand in the way of business. Even the…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM As businessmen and women we are often troubled as to the proper structure to use, in the operation and management of our active businesses. This applies…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Suddenly we notice that there are more mild days; when it snows it only lasts a short while. The groundhog has done his thing and we…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM The cottage in the winter is a different place; snow piled high, the trees bare, the lake frozen over and the cottage an oasis in an…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM These days buying a cottage property is not as simple as it used to be. Apart from all of the different considerations that you would ordinarily…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Allan Church As you look at the family running over the property, you sit back and think hmmm all of these kids and I’m getting…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Slowly, summer is starting to wind down; the lazy hazy days are changing; the sun sets earlier and rises later. There is a chill in the…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Allan Church In this article we’ll talk about some different options as to how to own or hold title to the family cottage. Background For…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Right now the cottage is a refuge from the bustle of rush-hour traffic, business and taxes; however, when the time comes to sell it or pass…
By: Jayson Schwarz and Aaron Grinhaus The alarm clock fails to ring, and you wake up and bolt out of bed straight for the door. You make it into to…
By Jayson Schwarz LLM and Allan Church The days are longer, the mercury is rising and many of us have started the Canadian summer ritual of the trekking to the…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM I am sitting in my lawn chair on the edge of the lake, my deal closed last week and now I own my own piece of…
By:Jayson Schwarz LLM The sun glistens like a million diamonds on the blue water of the lake. The sky is filled with fluffy clouds and skiers cut a frothy wake…
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM You have signed a 5 year lease with a new tenant. His credit checked out, he did improvements and all is good. Suddenly, two years…
By Jayson Schwarz LLM The Offer is the blueprint that sets out everything that will happen in the process. It says what you are paying and what you will pay…
You have been in an accident or suffered misfortune and have been referred to a lawyer to help you. Many questions and fears swirl through your mind. What will happen? How…
Each one of us is dependent on the safety of the products that we use every day. It is impossible for a consumer to anticipate the potential problems with every…