Legal Aspects of Operating a Business

General Information on Legal Issues

• Bonding
• Business Structure
• Competition Act - Mergers / Merger Notification of Large Transactions
• Competition Act - Misleading Advertising and Deceptive Marketing Practices
• Competition Act - Pyramid Selling and Multi-Level Marketing Schemes
• Competition Act - Restraints to Competition
• Employment Standards
• Joint Venture Agreement Checklist
• Labelling Claims
• Labelling - Packaging Consumer Products (Non-Food)
• Licenses
• Product Licensing
• Promotional Contests - Section 74.06 - Competition Act
• Protection of Personal Information - Your Responsibilities
• Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Lease
• Standard Outline for a Partnership or Shareholder Agreement

Protecting Your Business

• Bad Cheque Control
• Counterfeiting Prevention
• Intellectual Property - Protect Your Assets
• Preventing Theft

Other Sources of Legal Information

• Legal Updates are commentaries on legal issues of interest prepared by the lawyers at Thompson, Dorfman, Sweatman.
• Services and Regulations  has information for retailers and other businesses that sell products or services.