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OC-62401The due diligence process in an M&A transaction helps to ensure clients are making well-informed decisions. As a lawyer, it is critical to understand the due diligence process in order to best advise clients. Explore essential aspects of due diligence, including due diligence planning, data rooms, public searches, due diligence issues, and materiality. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on April 10, 2024. Total running time is 56 minutes.
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OC-62380-7Child support and spousal support are at the heart of many family law matters. From the perspective of two Justices, explore key topics including balancing the amount of disclosure practitioners are giving to the Court, spousal support and the use of the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, shared parenting and Contino v Leonelli-Contino, 2005 SCC 63, and issues that may arise with adult children. This on-demand program was originally presented on April 4, 2024 as part of a program titled Spousal & Child Support. Total running time is 1 hour, 8 minutes.
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OC-62380-6The quantum of ongoing child support for children over the age of majority is presently the most discretionary, least consistent, and least predictable child support issue. Examine the tests for determining an adult child’s entitlement to ongoing child support, and the approaches courts have taken to determine the amount of child support payable for those children per section 3(2)(b) of the Federal Child Support Guidelines. This on-demand program was originally presented on April 4, 2024 as part of a program titled Spousal & Child Support. Total running time is 48 minutes.
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OC-62380-5This on-demand program serves as a primer on imputation of income for the purposes of support. It explores imputation of income under the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the Alberta Child Support Guidelines and the Peters test. This on-demand program was originally presented on April 4, 2024 as part of a program titled Spousal & Child Support. Total running time is 35 minutes.
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OC-62380-4Whether for the purposes of proceeding with a court application or negotiating a settlement outside of the courtroom, disclosure is imperative for family law matters. Explore key concepts of family law disclosure, including practical insights as to how practitioners can best manage the disclosure obligations that clients face. This on-demand program was originally presented on April 4, 2024 as part of a program titled Spousal & Child Support. Total running time is 32 minutes.
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OC-62380-3Following the implementation of the federal and provincial Child Support Guidelines, there was little guidance as to whether parties could, or could not, rely upon the legislation in making applications for support in years past, and what that process would look like. Explore topics including the role of the date of presumptive retroactivity, the importance of effective notice, the interplay of retroactive child support claims with retroactive spousal support claims, and ‘tips and tricks’ for practitioners. This on-demand program was originally presented on April 4, 2024 as part of a program titled Spousal & Child Support. Total running time is 58 minutes.
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OC-62380-2Although the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines are a good tool for providing a range of numbers to determine quantum, and even offering some guidelines on duration, they do not give guidance on a very important issue: entitlement. This on-demand program provides an overview of the law of entitlement when it comes to spousal (or partner) support and looks at unique challenges that counsel face when trying to resolve these claims. This on-demand program was originally presented on April 4, 2024 as part of a program titled Spousal & Child Support. Total running time is 48 minutes.
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OC-62380-1Legal Professionals can be creatures of habit. This on-demand program begins by providing an overview of child and spousal support legislation before exploring several Child Support Guidelines short snappers that are intended to help break common habits that get in the way of good legal work. Topics include tips for calculating Guideline income, dealing with the section 7(3) childcare calculation trap, Schedule III adjustments, listing (or not listing) all section 7 expenses, issues arising from RESPs, split parenting calculations (s. 8), and shared parenting setoffs (s. 9). This on-demand program was originally presented on April 4, 2024 as part of a program titled Spousal & Child Support. Total running time is 55 minutes.
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OC-62402Designed specifically for legal support staff across a variety of practice areas, this on-demand program aims to elevate digital skills, fostering efficiency and adaptability in today’s paperless legal environment. Topics include how to build a dynamic digital resource library using Microsoft OneNote, how to transform a chaotic schedule into a structured, collaborative success using Microsoft Planner, how to utilize Microsoft Word Mail Merge to efficiently create form letters, pulling data from a Microsoft Excel Worksheet, and how to utilize Adobe Acrobat. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on April 3, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour.
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OC-62399The pre-transactions phase of M&A transactions is an important aspect within the M&A planning process. Explore key considerations for lawyers, such as transaction structuring, valuation, preliminary tax considerations, public and private companies, preliminary contractual arrangements, multiple shareholders, and working with outside advisors. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on March 20, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 9 minutes.
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OC-62390-4Legal support staff play an integral role in commercial real estate matters. This on-demand program provides a title insurance review, explores the ordering process for title insurance, discusses what is considered commercial, and examines issues not covered by commercial title insurance. This on-demand program was originally presented on March 13, 2024 as part of Commercial Real Estate for Legal Support Staff. Total running time is 1 hour, 11 minutes.
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OC-62390-3Legal support staff play an integral role in commercial real estate matters. Explore common issues legal support staff may encounter with commercial lending in commercial real estate transactions, including issues with respect to the contract or conveyance instructions, commitment letter and lending instructions, and traditional banks versus non-traditional lenders. This on-demand program was originally presented on March 13, 2024 as part of Commercial Real Estate for Legal Support Staff. Total running time is 57 minutes.
