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Decisions about medical care can become particularly important when a person is seriously ill or approaching the end of life. While many people have clear views about the treatment they would or would not want in those circumstances, they may not always be able to communicate those wishes when a dec … Read more »

The advertised rental rate is only one part of the cost of leasing commercial property. Two spaces with similar base rents may have very different total occupancy costs depending on how the lease allocates property taxes, insurance, utilities, maintenance, and other operating expenses. Commercial le … Read more »

Buying or selling an e-commerce business may appear simpler than transferring a traditional company. There may be no storefront, commercial lease, or significant equipment. However, the value of an online business is often spread across digital assets, customer information, intellectual property, pl … Read more »

Choosing a business structure involves more than incorporating a company. For Alberta private corporations, an important decision is how ownership will be divided and what rights will attach to each class of shares. Two people may both be shareholders without having the same control, financial right … Read more »

In a recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision, Alberta (Energy and Minerals) v. Spartan Delta Corp., the Court considered whether Alberta’s energy regulator could pursue royalty arrears from third-party co-lessees after an oil and gas company completed a sale process under the Companies’ Creditors Ar … Read more »