Corporate Commercial Subcommittee

Patrick McIlhone, Chair, Corporate Commercial Subcommittee

Corporate Commercial Subcommittee Mandate

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

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

2024-2025 Committee Members

Looking for an opinion or guidance on a corporate commercial matter? The following are members of The Hamilton Law Association's Corporate Commercial Subcommittee.

Committee Members:

Patrick McIlhone, Gowling WLG LLP (Chair) 

Hussein A. Hamdani, SimpsonWigle Law LLP 

Michele Ballagh, Blaze IP 

Hassan Chaudhary, Ross & McBride LLP 

Kelly Fawcett, Inch Hammond Professional Corporation 

Nicholas Fur, Sole Practitioner 

John Hammond, Inch Hammond Professional Corporation 

Daniel Lawlor, Weisz, Rocchi & Scholes  

John Loukidelis, Loukidelis Professional Corporation 

Michael McHugh, McHugh Whitmore LLP

David Mifsud, George Street Law Group

Alex Smith, Scarfone Hawkins

David van der Woerd, Ross & McBride LLP 

Staff:

Jo Chiahotny

To speak to an HLA staff person regarding the Corporate Commercial Committee, please contact us at: (905) 522-1563 or hla@hamiltonlaw.on.ca

Statutes

Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
Department of Justice Laws Website
E-Laws Current Consolidated Law

Tax

CRA - Charities and Giving
CRA - Fairness and Taxpayer Bill of Rights
CRA - Forms and Publications by Document Type
CRA - GST/HST Registry
CRA - Interpretation Bulletins
CRA - Information Circulars
CRA - Information for Businesses by Topic
CRA - Prescribed Interest Rates
Ontario Ministry of Revenue - Information on Business Taxes

Continuing Legal Education Materials

The library has an excellent collection of CLE materials from seminars held by the LSO, 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.