Lexis Practice Advisor^® Canada
PRACTICE INSIGHTS NEWSLETTER
January - February 2019

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Our team is always looking for ways to enhance your Lexis Practice Advisor Canada experience. We want to encourage you to continue sharing your feedback and suggestions, to help us meet your needs. And if you have any feedback or requests for future newsletters, drop us a line

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. INTRODUCING ILANA RAYNAI

2. PRACTICE AREA SPECIFIC UPDATES 

Business Law | Commercial | Corporate | Employment | Family Law | Finance |
In-House Counsel | Insolvency & Restructuring | Intellectual Property & Technology | Litigation and Dispute Resolution | Mergers & Acquisitions | Personal Injury | Securities | Wills, Trusts & Estates 

3. QUICK TIP: HOW TO SHARE A DOCUMENT

4. EVENTS

2. PRACTICE AREA SPECIFIC UPDATES 

BUSINESS LAW

• Access the webinar sponsored by LexisNexis Canada on the very timely issue of data breach and gain insights on how to handle data breaches like a pro. Visit the Business Law module and scroll down to access the webinar from the Multimedia section.

COMMERCIAL

• Explore how to close a franchise, easily. The Franchising module contains everything you need. Use the unique Franchising Toolkit , to make the process easier to manage.
• See the newest municipal by-law templates in the Municipal and Land Use Planning module, including the Municipal Licensing By-Law - Business Licensing By-Law - General template. A perfect start for your drafting needs. Use the Municipal Licensing By-Law Drafting Considerations Checklist to ensure your legal work is complete.

CORPORATE

• Enhance your compliance program with the Policy Bank, which includes policies regarding Corporate Compliance, Employment and Human Resources, Intellectual Property and Technology, Privacy and CASL and International
• Check out our new materials with respect to Incorporation and Organization under the B.C. Societies Act.

EMPLOYMENT

• Make sure you are in compliance with the various changes to the employment standards in Ontario brought about by the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 14. Refer to our detailed Legislative Update and Ontario Minimum Standards material.
• Check out our new material with respect to applications , service and appeals in Alberta and appeals in Ontario.

FAMILY LAW

• Ontario: Understand the different options for clients to fund a matter and, where a third party is providing the financial retainer, obtain precedents to properly document the payment, in this practice management subtopic on trust accounts .
• British Columbia: Understand proposed amendments to the Adoption Act, with the latest Legislative Update .

FINANCE

• The Finance Quarterly Report - Q3 2018 was recently released and the associated Deal Comparator and Key Provision Comparator Smart Charts were updated to include these reports.
• A new Banking and Finance Glossary was recently added. The glossary contains explanations for 80 banking and finance terms and includes links to content within the Finance module.

IN-HOUSE COUSEL

• Have a good understanding of key areas of law and policy in jurisdictions around the world through our Getting the Deal Through series. In some of our latest editions, understand the international standards on Data Protection and Privacy, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracts .
• Recognize the value that in-house legal teams add to any organization through this articulation of what the in-house counsel brings to a business tactically, operationally and strategically.

INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING

• The Consumer Proposals topic was recently updated by external authors to reflect the most up-to-date information on key issues such as the Procedure for Commencing a Consumer Proposal and Terms of a Consumer Proposal.
• See the newly updated Comparison of Personal Property Legislation in Canada table, which provides a useful comparison of PPSA legislation in Canada with cross-references to the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECHNOLOGY

• See the Industrial Design content updated to reflect the amendments to the Industrial Design Act meant to accede to the Hague regime.
• Also see the newly added Breach Reporting Obligations Comparison that provides a useful comparison of Security Breach Reporting Obligations in Canada, Australia, Europe and the United States.

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• See Master Abrams' tips for Undertaking and Refusals Motions.
• Did you know that Masters in Ontario are now to be referred to as "Your Honour"? See the update on the recent amendments to the Consolidated Practice Directions.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

• The Public M&A Quarterly Report - Q3 2018 was recently released and the associated Deal Comparator and Key Provision Comparator Smart Charts were updated to include these reports.
• A new Issuer Bids topic was added. The new topic covers Normal Course Issuer Bids and Substantial Issuer Bids and includes useful precedents and checklists.

PERSONAL INJURY

• Ontario: View our Trial topic that includes precedents and checklists to guide you through the trial process including witness preparation and how to conduct an effective opening statement.
• British Columbia: Keep up to date with our new and updated Damage Tables that highlight awards the courts have awarded for particular injuries suffered by a claimant, including a claimant's failure to mitigate or contributory negligence.

SECURITIES

• A new Issuer Bids topic was added, which contains helpful information on Normal Course Issuer Bids conducted pursuant to the TSX and TSXV , including precedent press releases and D&O questionnaires.
• The Timely Disclosure and Periodic Disclosure topics were recently updated by external authors to reflect the most up to date information concerning the securities regulatory regime.

WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES

• Ontario: View our new topic on Complex Probate Applications and numerous new precedent affidavits and practical tips regarding bringing applications for Certificates of Appointment all written by Ian Hull, Hull & Hull LLP.
• B.C.: Our Clause Bank covers introductory, executor, dispositive, trust and family law clauses, among others. Use these in conjunction with our Will Drafting Toolkit to assist in preparing your next client's will.

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3. QUICK TIP

• How to share a document in Lexis Practice Advisor by following these steps.

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4. EVENTS

• Replay! Free Privacy Webinar: How to Handle a Data Breach Like a Pro on November 1, 2018, recorded version and other materials available here .