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1158 articles on contract law, deals, policy and legal technology, including the full Clausehound and DealPrep blog archives.
Pick of the Litter: Dog Ownership Linked with Lower Mortality!
The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Our team is growing at my beloved Clausehound.com, and that is great. It is no longer a big panic to get from version...
HamOnt ML
Links from this article: CoMotion event page Our partner organization CoMotion is excited to announce their HamOnt ML event on December 2! The first machine learning conference to take place in H......
HackerNest Ottawa November Tech Social
Links from this article: HackerNest event page Our partner organization is hosting a tech meetup in Ottawa! Join them for a night of casual conversation with other tech enthusiasts at Colony VR!......
HackerNest Peterborough November Tech Social
Links from this article: HackerNest event page Our partner organization is hosting a tech meetup in Peterborough! Join them for a night of casual conversation with other tech enthusiasts at Retro...
Who Are We?
Our team is growing at my beloved Clausehound.com, and that is great. It is no longer a big panic to get from version to version or from demo to demo. New staff...
The Top 5 Keys to Coworking
Our partner organization CoMotion features an article on how to get the most out of coworking.
SickKids Launches Tech4SickKids Fundraising Event
Our partner organization Enterprise Toronto has published an article on Tech4SickKids.
5 Steps to Becoming a Social Intrapreneur
This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features the fascinating concept of bringing about social change as an intrapreneur (as opposed to entrepreneur), along with how to become one yourself.
Pick of the Litter: US Air Force Trying to Put Lasers on Fighter Jets
The 'Hound is sniffing out cool innovations for you! Opinion For this week’s Founder’s Only I dug into Faheem’s podcast archives.Faheem is a member of Founder’s Only and he and I were...
Thales Student Innovation Championship
Our partner organization recently featured an article on the Thales Student Innovation Championship.
Tragedy Inspired This Woman to Change Her Country
This week, online magazine TwentyThirty features an article and short video that depicts the struggles of a Nigerian in her fight for democracy.
RIP: Traditional 9-5 Work Hours
Our partner organization Bullfrog Insurance recently published an article on the decline of 9-5 work hours.
Side-Hustling Your Way Into a New Career
For this week's Founder's Only I dug into Faheem's podcast archives. Faheem Moosa is a member of Founder's Only, and he and I were MBA friends over a decade ago. Faheem assembled...
Common Binding Terms in a Letter of Intent
This article discusses some common binding terms that may be useful to incude in your LOI
Pre-emptive Rights - Who Do They Benefit?
This article discusses the important features of a Pre-emptive Rights Clause.
Blog Bite: How do tax-exempt organizations differ in M&A transactions?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com outlines “pros” and “cons” to determine what type of strategic option is best to combine the activities of tax-exempt organizations.
Blog Bite: Can parties rely on the “meeting of the minds” to save them from a mistake in an agreement?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com examines the purpose of “entire agreement” clauses which are used to prevent parties who enter into a final contract from invoking prior discussion or...
Blog Bite: Does the landmark decision of Bhasin really impose a stand-alone duty of good faith?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com notes that the duty of good faith previously existed in the context of commercial real estate transactions.
Blog Bite: Should a TSX-V public company announce its intentions?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com is relevant for TSX-V public companies because it sets out the relevant factors that a board of directors should consider when making the decision...
Blog Bite: Can a non-binding letter of intent ever trump the existence of a definitive agreement?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com examines the surprising decision in IHAG-Holding, A.G. v. Intrawest Corporation, where the terms of a letter of intent were enforced instead of the terms...
Blog Bite: What does “material change” mean for public disclosure in M&A transactions?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com is pertinent because it explains what is meant by a “material change” when it comes to reporting obligations for Canadian businesses.
Blog Bite: Mergers & acquisitions - what are the legal obligations of a non-binding letter of intent?
This article considers a parties obligation to reach a definitive agreement despite a letter of intent (LOI) that states that the intent was non-binding.
Blog Bite: What is the nature of transaction letters of intent?
This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com explores the nature of transaction letters of intent or (LOI's). An LOI is typically used as the first step of a deal and should...
Blog Bite: When is a letter of intent binding?
This article discusses the importance of parties to clearly state their intentions when drafting a letter of intent (LOI).