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Spotlight - analyze deal terms with ease! Consult the deal comparators for Public M&A, IPOs, Private M&A and Finance deals to access recent Canadian deals filed on SEDAR and filter by a variety of deal points. 


LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR® PRACTICE AREA UPDATES


Capital Markets and M&A // Corporate and Private M&A // Finance | Commercial | Employment | Family Law | In-House Counsel | Insolvency & Restructuring | Intellectual Property & Technology | Litigation and Dispute Resolution | Personal Injury | Wills, Trusts & Estates

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CAPITAL MARKETS AND M&A // CORPORATE AND PRIVATE M&A // FINANCE 

Analyzing deal terms just got easier!

The Capital Markets and M&A, Corporate and Private M&A and Finance modules have added new Deal Comparators allowing you to access Canadian deals filed on SEDAR and filter deal data by a number of deal points. The Deal Comparators allow you to analyze market trends and access the underlying deal documents with ease.

Public M&A Deal Comparators 
IPO Deal Comparators 
Private M&A Deal Comparators 
Finance Deal Comparators 

COMMERCIAL

The customer is always right?

Ensure that your consumer agreements and all notices and other statements made to consumers are clearly drafted in order to ensure that your intended meaning is accepted as the proper interpretation in the event of any dispute with a consumer. Explore our materials on Consumer Protection which covers different types of consumer agreements, as well as the variation of law across Canadian jurisdictions.

Consumer Protection
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EMPLOYMENT

Get tips from the experts on litigation disputes in British Columbia

The Employment module has added a significant amount of new content on civil litigation practice and procedure in British Columbia, thanks to John Horn, Madame Justice Susan Griffin, and Jaqueline Hughes. Get tips from the experts on the following topics:

Commencement of Actions 
Responding to an Action
Reply and Subsequent Pleadings 
Form of Pleadings 
Amending Pleadings 
Requests for Particulars 
Service of Commencement Documents
Service of Non-Commencement Documents 
Applications
Appeals

FAMILY LAW

Confidently advocate for spousal or custody support

Work with your client to efficiently and accurately complete all financial statements required in divorce proceedings. Ensure that you have all the information you need to advocate for the appropriate spousal or custody support for your client.

Disclosure Requirements
Financial Statement Completion Procedures
Opponent’s Disclosure: Review and Analysis Checklist
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IN-HOUSE COUNSEL

Sink or swim...navigate the changing in-house environment!

The in-house world is fundamentally transforming. Learn how legal operations is optimizing the delivery of legal services within an organization. Explore the In-House Counsel module to find resources that assist organizations and professionals keep pace with this productivity revolution.

Legal Operations

INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING

"EVERYTHING MUST GO!" A look into retail Insolvencies in Canada

Access our new topic on Retail Insolvencies from the lender, supplier, parent and landlord perspectives written by leading insolvency experts.

Landlord Perspectives
Supplier Perspectives
Parent Perspectives
Lender Perspectives
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECHNOLOGY

Take Two: Cannabis Edibles Become Legal

Take a look at the new Cannabis Edibles legislation and get a quick summary of the applicable marketing and advertising laws and examples of age-gating. Also includes a comparison with the alcohol regime.

Cannabis Edibles Overview

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

One step closer to classier class-action process

Check out our legal update on the changes to Ontario's Class Proceedings Act, introduced as Bill 161, which proposes amendments that will update and further streamline Ontario’s class action process.

Ontario Introduces Bill 161 to Revolutionize the Class Proceedings Act
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PERSONAL INJURY

Small claims, big changes (ON)

Check out the newest changes to the Ontario Small Claims Court. These changes have now increased the monetary jurisdiction of the court and provided other significant changes.

Legislative Update Ontario Small Claims Court

A healthy update (BC)

Check out the legislative changes done to various statutes, which could affect your client’s personal injury claim. These changes relate to who can make designations of medical incapability, and eligibility for supplemental services.

Legislative Update (BC)

WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES

Protect your client from predatory marriage scenarios

Find in depth content from leading authors Kimberly Whaley and Albert Oosterhoff on Predatory Marriages. You will be able to confidently represent clients with step-by-step guides and checklists on setting aside wills and inter vivos gifts.

Predatory Marriage Definition
Grounds for Setting Aside a Will or Inter Vivos Gift Under Predatory Marriage
Setting Aside a Will or Inter Vivos Gift Checklist

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