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Why an Oral Estate Agency Mandate Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Written On

Why an Oral Estate Agency Mandate Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Written On

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | May 27, 2024 | Property

“A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on” (Samuel Goldwyn) Perhaps you are a seller marketing your property through an estate agency, or a buyer asking an agent to find you one, or a landlord employing an agent to let out your property....
Cannabis Policies in the Workplace: A Delicate Balancing Act

Cannabis Policies in the Workplace: A Delicate Balancing Act

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | May 27, 2024 | Employment and Labour Law

“It is declared that the [employer]’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Policy is irrational and violates the right to privacy in section 14 of the Constitution, to the extent that it prohibits office-based employees that do not work with or within an environment that has,...
Siblings Feuding Over a Business: Can You Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order?

Siblings Feuding Over a Business: Can You Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order?

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | May 27, 2024 | Family Law

“It is the purpose of this Act to afford the victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from domestic abuse that the law can provide” (Domestic Violence Act) When sibling rivalry escalates into physical or psychological abuse, victims should take advantage of...
Contracting with Trusts – Is a Majority Resolution Valid?

Contracting with Trusts – Is a Majority Resolution Valid?

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | May 27, 2024 | Contract, Property, Trusts

“Externally, trustees cannot disagree. In the external sphere the Trust functions by virtue of its resolutions, which have to be supported by the full complement of the Trust body.” (Extract from judgment below) A recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment provides...
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