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Thursday, December 6th 2018
9:00 a.m. - 4:35 p.m.
The Hamilton Convention Centre
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Thursday, September 6th 2018
10:00 a.m. - 4:25 p.m.
HLA Library & 7th Floor Jurors' Lounge
John Sopinka Courthouse
(45 Main Street East, Hamilton)

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Corporate Commercial Law Seminar

Thursday, October 11th 2018
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Sheraton Hamilton Hotel - Centre/East Ballroom
(116 King Street West, Hamilton)

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Real Estate Seminar

Thursday, November 1 2018
9:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Sheraton Hamilton Hotel - Grand Ballroom
(116 King Street West, Hamilton)

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Employment Law Seminar

Thursday, November 15th 2018
2:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
7th Floor Jurors' Lounge
John Sopinka Courthouse
(45 Main Street East, Hamilton)

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Corporate Commercial Subcommittee

HAMDANI Hussein

Hussein Hamdani, Co-Chair

J. Loukidelis

John Loukidelis, Co-Chair

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Subcommittee Members
Events
Library Resources
HLA Journal Articles
Additional Links & Resources

CORPORATE COMMERCIAL SUBCOMMITTEE MANDATE

The HLA's Corporate Commercial Subcommittee exists to advise on matters pertaining to Corporate Commercial Law that are relevant to the HLA Board or Committees, and Hamilton area Corporate Commercial lawyers.

To provide a forum for discussion of topics of interest to members of the corporate and commercial bar.
To organize and promote CPD topics of interest to the members of the corporate and commercial bar.
To advocate on matters of interest to members of the corporate and commercial bar.
To develop ways to interact with other practice areas of the local bar and related professionals.

2018-2019 Committee Members

Looking for an opinion or guidance on a corporate commercial matter? The following members of the HLA Corporate Commercial Subcommittee are available by phone or email.

COMMITTEE MEMBER	PHONE	EMAIL
Michele Ballagh, Ballagh & Edward LLP	905-572-9300	michele.ballagh@ballaghedward.ca
Hassan Chaudhary, Ross & McBride LLP	905-526-9800	hchaudhary@rossmcbride.com
Kelly Fawcett, Inch Hammond Professional Corporation	905-525-4481	fawcett@inchlaw.com
Nicholas N. Fur	905-332-0303	nnfur3@cogeco.ca
Hussein A. Hamdani, SimpsonWigle LAW LLP	905-528-8411	hussein@simpsonwigle.com
John F. C. Hammond, Inch Hammond Professional Corporation	905-525-4481	hammond@inchlaw.com
Daniel Lawlor, Weisz, Rocchi & Scholes	905-523-1842	dlawlor@wrs.on.ca
Dana-Elisabeta Lezau, Legal Services Division, City of Hamilton	905-546-2424	Dana.Lezau@Hamilton.ca
John Loukidelis, Loukidelis Professional Corporation	289-799-9509	john@jltax.ca
David Mifsud, George Street Law Group LLP	905-526-2101	dmifsud@georgestreetlaw.ca
Andrew D. Pringle, Wynne, Pringle, Jeske & Kovacs	905-648-1851	apringle@anclaw.com
Thomas J. Rocchi, Weisz, Rocchi & Scholes	905-523-1842	tjrocchi@wrs.on.ca
Alex Ross, Gowling WLG	905-540-3243	alex.ross@gowlings.com
Charles Sherman, ESB Lawyers LLP	905-523-5666	csherman@esblawyers.com
Ryan Smith, Feltmate Delibato Heagle LLP	905-287-2215	rsmith@fdhlawyers.com
Pam Vermeersch, Gowling WLG	905-540-3247	pam.vermeersch@gowlings.com

The Subcommittee meets five times per year on Thursdays at 12:00 p.m. at the John Sopinka Court House - 5th Floor Boardroom. Those interested in joining the Subcommittee are invited to contact the Chair.

To speak to an HLA staff person regarding the Corporate Commercial Subcommittee, please contact: Michelle Hudecki, Events Assistant tel: 905-522-1563, email: mhudecki@hamiltonlaw.on.ca

HLA Corporate Commercial Events

The Corporate Commercial Subcommittee welcomes suggestions and ideas for future seminar topics. Please contact Hussein Hamdani at hussein@simpsonwigle.com or John Loukidelis at john@jltax.ca

UPCOMING EVENTS & SEMINARS

PAST SEMINARS

Written materials from past HLA Corporate Commercial Law Seminars are available in PDF format, free of charge, in the HLA's Library Collection to members of the Ontario bar. Please contact HLA Staff at 905-522-1563 to request materials.

Recent HLA Journal Articles

ARTICLES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Misleading Advertising is Risky - April 2017

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ARTICLES AVAILABLE ONLINE

New Charitable Giving Rules in 2016 - David van der Woerd (CC Newsletter, January 2016)

Selected Corporate Commercial Library Resources

Please click on a topic below to view a list of selected resources available in the HLA Library.
For additional resources, please consult the online catalogue at http://library.lsuc.on.ca.

General Titles
- Business Corporations in Canada: Legal and Practical Aspects by Paul Martel
  KF 1415 .ZA2 M23
- Canada Corporation Manual by Warren Grover
  KF 1415 .ZA2 C362
- Canadian Business Corporations Law, 2^nd ed., by Kevin McGuinness
  KF 1415 .ZA2 M34 2007
- Halsbury’s Laws of Canada
  This multi-volume set began publication in 2006 and while it is not yet complete, it is an excellent starting point for legal research. Some of the relevant volumes include: Business Corporations (2 v.), Patents, Trade Secrets, and Industrial Designs, and Personal Property and Secured Transactions.
- Ontario Corporation Manual by Robert Kingston
  KF 1415 .ZB3 O57
Annotated Acts
- Annotated Canada Business Corporations Act, 2^nd ed., by Wayne Gray
  KF 1415 .ZA2 C36 Bc
- Annotated Ontario Business Corporations Act by Stephen Adams
  KF 1415 .ZB3 A32
- Annotated Ontario Personal Property Act by Richard McLaren
  KF 1050 O58 P
- Annotated Ontario Securities Legislation by McCarthy Tetrault
  KF 1439 O58
- The Practitioner’s Income Tax Act, edited by David Sherman
  KF 6499 .ZA2 P72
Precedents (Hardcopy and/or Electronic)
- O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms (available in hardcopy and online from library computer)
  Division I: Commercial and General
  Division II: Corporations
  Division III: Conveyancing and Mortgages
  Division IV: Leases
  Division V: Wills and Trusts
  Division VI: Ontario – Family Law
  Division VII: Labour Relations and Employment
  Division VIII: Ontario – Court Forms
  Division IX: Municipal Corporations
  Division X: Computers and Information Technology
  KF 170 O27
- LexisNexis Quicklaw’s Forms (available on all of the library computers)
  Click on the red “Forms” button to access Williston and Rolls Court Forms and the Canadian Forms & Precedents collection, which includes commercial tenancies, corporations, debtor creditor, employment, land development, wills and trusts, and more
- Carswell’s Form and Precedent Collection: Corporate Precedents by Gilles Thibault (available in hardcopy and CDROM loaded onto library computer)
  KF 1415 .ZA2 T45
- Annotated Business Agreements by Gregory Harris (available in hardcopy only)
  KF 889 H37
- Shareholders Agreements: an Annotated Guide, 2^nd ed., by Aird & Berlis LLP (available in hardcopy and CDROM loaded onto library computer)
  KF 1448 D38 2009
Continuing Legal Education Materials

The library has an excellent collection of CLE materials from seminars held by the LSUC, Middlesex Law Association, the County of Carleton Law Association and the HLA. The papers often discuss very specific and timely issues, and can include valuable precedents. The CLE materials are shelved in the stacks with the texts and looseleaf services according to their topics.
Specific Titles
- Asset Based Lending in Canada by Alison Manzer
  KF 1428 M36 2008
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law of Canada, 4^th ed., by Houlden and Morawetz
  KF 1536 .ZA2 H6
- Bankruptcy in Canada, 4^th ed., by John Honsberger
  KF 1536 .ZA2 D92 2009
- Bennett on the PPSA (Ontario), 3^rd ed., by Frank Bennett
  KF 1050 B46 2006
- Canadian Commercial Reorganization: Preventing Bankruptcy by Richard McLaren
  KF 1544 M34
- Canadian Franchise Guide edited by Frank Zaid
  KF 2023 C34
- The Commercial Lease: A Practical Guide, 4^th ed., by Harvey Haber
  KF 593 .C6 H32 2004
- A Commercial Tenancy Handbook by Richard Olson
  KF 593 .C6 O47
- Competition & Antitrust Law, 3^rd ed., by Brian Facey
  KF 1650 .ZA2 R62 2006
- Computer, Internet and Electronic Commerce Law by Barry Sookman
  KF 390.5 .C6 S66
- Cross-Border Litigation: Interjurisdictional Practice and Procedure by Kenneth MacDonald
  K 7615 M33 2009
- Director & Officer Liability in Corporate Insolvency: a Comprehensive Guide to Rights and Obligations, 2^nd ed., by Janis Sarra
  KF 1536 .ZA2 S277 2010
- Directors’ Liability in Canada by Ronald Davis
  KF 1423 S535
- Entertainment Law in Canada by Jacqueline King
  KF 4290 E583
- Fox on Canadian Law of Copyright and Industrial Designs, 4^th ed.
  KF 2994 F6
- Fox on Canadian Law of Trade-Marks and Unfair Competition, 4^th ed.
  KF 3180 F6
- The Law of Banking and Payment in Canada by Bradley Crawford
  KF 974 C73 2008
- The Law of Contract in Canada, 5^th ed., by G.H.L. Fridman
  KF 801 F74 2006
- The Law of Contracts, 5^th ed., by S.M. Waddams
  KF 801 W34 2005
- The Law of Guarantee, 2^nd ed., by Kevin McGuinness
  KF 1045 M33 1996
- Non-Share Capital Corporations by R. Jane Burke-Robertson
  KF 1388 B87
- A Practical Guide to Canadian Partnership Law by Alison Manzer
  KF 1375 M36
- Regulatory and Corporate Liability: From Due Diligence to Risk Management by Todd Archibald
  KF1386 .C7 A773
- Sale and Supply of Goods, 2^nd ed., by Kevin McGuinness
  KF 913.1 M34 2010
- Sale of a Business, 5^th ed., by Jennifer Babe
  KF 1355 B32 2004
- Shareholder Remedies in Canada by Dennis Peterson
  KF 1448 P47

Additional Links and Resources

Please click on a topic below to view a list of additional links and resources.

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18th Annual Advocacy Conference

New Lawyers' Seminar

Corporate Commercial Law Seminar

Real Estate Seminar

Employment Law Seminar

Looking for a Lawyer in Hamilton?

Looking for a legal job in Hamilton?

Corporate Commercial Subcommittee

CORPORATE COMMERCIAL SUBCOMMITTEE MANDATE

2018-2019 Committee Members

HLA Corporate Commercial Events

UPCOMING EVENTS & SEMINARS

PAST SEMINARS

Recent HLA Journal Articles

ARTICLES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Misleading Advertising is Risky - April 2017

ARTICLES AVAILABLE ONLINE

Selected Corporate Commercial Library Resources

General Titles

Annotated Acts

Precedents (Hardcopy and/or Electronic)

Continuing Legal Education Materials

Specific Titles

Additional Links and Resources

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