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Business Structures: Sole Proprietorship, Corporation, Partnerships

If you are starting a business, choosing between different business structures such as sole proprietorship, partnerships, corporation can be difficult if you do not know the advantages or disadvantages that come with each structure. Whether you are buying an existing business or creating one, you should have a firm grasp of the basic characteristics of … Read more »

Hot Topic: Perjury

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Perjury dictionary definition: Perjury is the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry. Perjury defined under the Criminal Code: Section 131 (1) Subject to subsection (3), every one commits perjury who, with intent to mislead, makes before a person who is … Read more »

Seed Capital vs Venture Capital

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There are several different methods of financing a new venture, but they can be lumped roughly into four different stages – and everyone who is starting a business should get to know them better. Seed capital is the first stage, when you raise funds to start a business. It is often followed by venture capital, … Read more »

Extortion And Drug Trafficking

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No one is a stranger to the concept of blackmail and the making of threats. In the Criminal Code, this is known as extortion. Extortion is the act of making threats, accusations or inflicting violence in order to induce someone to do something.  Despite this simple definition, extortion is a complex offense and can cover … Read more »

How to Get a DUI: A Crash Course

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This article was shared with OMQ Law by Curtis Boyd from Blood Alcohol Calculator. Curtis Boyd is a RN Educator, and enjoys educating the masses about the effects of alcohol. He also enjoys surfing, traveling and working from home. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author in his private capacity and do … Read more »

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Famous People With Driving Criminal Records

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When you are famous, you are expected to go partying and to have fun often. But often, it comes with serious driving consequences that can result in criminal charges. Sometimes it seems like there is hardly a celebrity in the whole world without a DUI record or an arrest for speeding or some other infraction. … Read more »

Driving While Intoxicated: Auto Insurance Implications

This article was shared with OMQ Law by Shop Insurance Canada. The views expressed in this article Driving While Intoxicated -Auto Insurance Implications are solely those of the author in their private capacity and do not in any way represent the views of OMQ Law – although we do appreciate Shop Insurance Canada for sharing their … Read more »