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Have you noticed how often you hear about scams and rip-offs all the time? You might often think, “That will never happen to me.”   However, the truth is that it CAN happen to anyone – and it actually does.   So, if you are taking on a new client, or if you are getting involved in a new investment, or partnering on a new ...

In this age we are in, obtaining information can be easily done. The question is, are the methods used legal and acceptable?   Have you ever heard of the term ‘blagging’? If you haven’t, then this article is for you. So, what exactly is it?   Blagging is commonly defined as recklessly or knowingly disclosing or obtaining ...

You might be asking, “How important is performing the proper due diligence on employees, vendors, or customers?”   To be able to answer this question, you have to ask yourself, “What are the potential downfalls of if I deal with this person or company if they turn out to have bad credit history, are litigious, or dishonest, etc.?� ...

Due diligence is an investigation of a business or a person and this is done prior to signing a contract, or a certain act with a certain standard of care. It can be a legal obligation, but the term itself will more commonly be applied to voluntary investigations.   Here are the different types of due diligences in Canada:   B ...

Due to the economy’s instability, several companies and how they operate are affected. Companies that used to operate smoothly in the past with the aid of forecasts and projections now refrain from making business judgments set in stone. Nowadays, companies have a renewed focus: to manage risks.   What It Is Risk is the main cause of u ...

Grammar matters, especially in the legal world. Lawyers’ writing including court documents, briefs, and more do require a huge amount of precision. If you are vague or unsure when you speak, you can almost expect embarrassing litigation to happen. And in this field, where something that may seem as trivial as wrong spelling or grammar can make or ...

In the recent years, technological innovations used in law firms have somehow blurred the lines that used to tell the difference between paralegals or legal assistants and legal secretaries. These two positions used to be separate and quite distinct from each other, but nowadays, it seems that the positions have overlapped and the roles they play h ...

If you are from the legal field, you probably know all about “process servers”.  Those from outside the ‘industry’, however, most probably have no or little understanding of this title.  There are many misconceptions about what process serving really is about and what is required of a process server daily.   What does a process ...

Growing a business during a tough economy is a challenging task, but for those who strive hard, success comes eventually.   In 1985, Select Document was incorporated and since then, has expanded to one of the largest networks available throughout Canada, Quebec, and the United States. Its founder, Byron R. Raphael, has extensive years of ...