Augustine Bater Binks LLP is pleased to welcome Jennifer Williams as its newest associate lawyer. Jennifer was born in Windsor, Ontario and raised in Orleans, Ontario. She studied commerce with a specialization in accounting for three years at the Telfer School of Management before making the switch into law. Jennifer graduated from the French Common…
In Virc v. Blair, a recently decided Ontario Court of Appeal case, the Court considered the requirement to make full financial disclosure prior to signing a separation agreement and the parties’ respective obligations to investigate the veracity of said financial disclosure. Virc was initially decided on a summary judgment motion. The parties had executed a…
In an effort to modernize its statutes and processes, the Government of Canada has brought about wholesale changes to the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (“the new NFP Act”). All federal not-for-profit corporations must complete the process to transition to the new rules no later than October 17th, 2014. Any not for profit corporation which fails…