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What Is a Personal Guarantee?
Applying for a business loan is a fairly standard routine for most corporate business owners both large and small. Whether the funds are required...
Forced Transfer Provisions Safeguard a Company Against the Unexpected
Imagine for a moment that you are in business with three other individual shareholders. The four of you may be friends and started the business by...
Timing and the Combined Effect of Share Issuances on Company Equity
As a business owner, the importance or working with a share cap table to record and plan a company’s existing and anticipated share structure...
Everything Is Good Until It’s Not. This Is Why You Need a Shareholders’ Agreement.
Deciding to go into business with a partner or multiple partners doesn’t require formal documentation; it simply requires a business idea and a...
Employee Stock Plan and Its Impact on Subsequent Share Issuances
As a business owner planning and working with share capital, it’s important to know your way around a share capital table (cap table). A cap table...
The Risks of Drafting Legal Documents Without a Lawyer
When it comes to business contracts, agreements and/or policies, they may all appear to be redundantly similar — at least to the untrained eye. And...
Marijuana at Work: What Employers Need to Know
With the anticipation of the Cannabis Act (Act) becoming law this summer, the production, sale, possession and use of marijuana for recreational...
Should Your Business Pay for Services in Shares Instead of Cash?
Starting a business is no small feat. It requires an enterprising idea, hard work, and strategic know-how to turn a start-up into a successful...
Can Trump Really Sue the New York Times?
Hearing Donald Trump threaten to sue a news organization for writing a critical article on him isn’t anything new. Yesterday, however, Trump’s...
Employment Agreements Protect Against Liability and Greater Expense
A common misconception amongst business owners is that employment agreements with employees aren’t necessary because all legal rights are set out...
First Right of Refusal Vs. Shotgun Clause in Shareholders’ Agreements
Becoming a shareholder in a company is easy enough to do — removing yourself (or someone else) is a complex and legal process. This is because a...
About Guardian Legal Consultants
Guardian Legal Consultants is a firm specializing in business law and commercial/civil litigation. Guardian strives to move beyond the traditional...
What Does It Mean to Include ‘Good Faith’ Performance Expectations in Agreements?
When negotiating agreements, it’s common for one or more parties to insist on including the term ‘good faith’ in various clauses. This inclusion is...
Know Your Investor: Do Your Due Diligence
New businesses need investment money to move forward; a great start-up idea or the next new tech innovation will never get off the ground without...
How We Got Started
Daniel and Jasdeep have been friends since they met in law school. Their friendship is one that truly epitomizes the Canadian dream and embodiment...