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Bond Clauses: Beware the Deadlines!
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” (Douglas Adams) Here’s yet another reminder from our courts on the danger of not complying strictly with every provision in a...
It’s Wedding Season – Three Questions to Ask Before You Marry
“Marriage is a matter of more worth / Than to be dealt in by attorneyship” (Shakespeare) Wedding Season is well and truly upon us, and if you (or anyone near and dear to you) is busy planning...
Your Employee Reaches Retirement Age and Wants to Keep Working – What Should You Do?
“For many, many people, I’m a firm believer that 60 is the new 50.” (Carolyn Aldwin, director of Oregon State University’s Center for Healthy Aging Research) As even the youngest Boomers (the...
If the Municipality Rejects Your Building Plans, Consider PAJA
“The Constitution guarantees that administrative action will be reasonable, lawful and procedurally fair. It also makes sure that you have the right to request reasons for administrative action that...
Website of the Month: Turn Customer Complaints into Compliments with the HEART System
No matter how good your product and your service levels, the hard reality in business is that customer issues will arise. Perhaps they will be genuine problems or perhaps they are just...
Building in Security Estates: The ‘Persuasive Sting’ of Penalty Levies
"... had the respondent imposed more moderate penalties, it would likely not have had the desired effect, or put differently, the same persuasive sting for individuals of substantial means.”...