Faculty Spotlight: Tomilola Adebiyi - Law 204/704 Corporate Law
This month's faculty spotlight is on Tomilola Adebiyi, instructor for Law 204/704 Corporate Law course.
Guest Blog: The Legal Clause You Should Know in a Pandemic
Peter Kissick, Corporate Law course developer discusses how “force majeure” is rarely used and often consigned to contract fine print. Now it’s suddenly worth understanding.
Claus & Contracts: Podcast 028
When Santa makes a deal with children to give them toys for being good... is it a legally binding contract? Peter Kissick weighs in, and the news isn't good (for kids).
Coats, Crooks and Compensation
Your coat's been stolen at a club or restaurant. Does that establishment owe you anything? Do businesses have a duty of care over guests' belongings? And does that equation change if they have a coat check (and does it change more if you pay for the coat check)?
Click Yes to Agree: EULA and You
With more and more of our interactions happening online you have probably clicked yes to hundreds of terms of service agreements. It is a running joke that no one ever reads these. For many of us the question becomes: what have we agreed to, and more importantly, are we bound by clicking yes on a Terms of Service contract?
The Most Expensive Comma in the World — Fundamentals of Canadian Law 009
What’s in a comma? A lot of zeroes, sometimes — Law 204/704 developer Peter Kissick joins us to talk about a legendary case involving a comma, utility poles and $2.1 million dollars.
The Perils of Partnership: Fundamentals of Canadian Law 006
Is partnership the right business move? Could you be in a partnership without even knowing it?
The partnership primer – is partnering the right business move?
Partnership is a foundational element of the law of business organization. To understand a partnership, you have to consider four simple and foundational questions.
Call it a Contract: Myths and Misconceptions
Contract. It’s a word that is both ubiquitous (sports fans hear nightly about athletes’ multi-million dollar contracts) and for some, scary or intimidating (he needs me to sign a contract about that!).