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Due Diligence Deskbook - Print



Product Type: Publications - Print
ISBN: 0-86504-760-x
Pages: 944
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The smart way to start your business acquisition investigation

This publication is essential for: lawyers acting for purchasers or lenders in business acquisitions

Current to: July 1, 2024

As a lawyer acting for a purchaser in a business acquisition, the first question is: What searches should you conduct as part of your due diligence review? The Due Diligence Deskbook provides practical, BC-centric commentary on each type of search you need to perform including discussion of why and how to conduct the search, limits and legislation applicable to the search, precedent request letters, and information sheets containing comprehensive contact information to help you investigate systematically and efficiently.

With Due Diligence Deskbook, you will be able to:

  • access detailed guidance for Bank of Canada, bankruptcy, corporate, tax, employment, environmental, land title, litigation, municipal, natural resource, personal property registry, provincial work order, securities, and specialty searches
  • take advantage of over 45 search request correspondence templates
  • look up addresses, phone numbers, fees, and delivery times for all your searches in one place

Buy today and search smarter! View a sample from this book!

Highlights of the 2024 Update include:

  • information regarding July 2024 updates to offence and administrative penalty provisions of the Provincial Sales Tax Act, Motor Fuel Tax Act, and Carbon Tax Act
  • updates throughout to reflect the continuing migration of searches and processes from BC OnLine to BC Registries and Online Services
  • new processes and guidance for Bank Act Security Registry searches, given the migration of the registry to a new vendor/search entity
  • new commentary regarding corporate governance and the Modern Slavery Act, health record searches and amended food safety legislation, consultation with Indigenous Peoples with respect to mineral claims and water lot tenures, and due diligence for data assets
  • alert to readers regarding the BC Human Rights Tribunal's pause on responding to due diligence search requests until its case backlog resolves
  • updated commentary and analysis on due diligence with respect to First Nations lands, fisheries and oceans, and motor vehicle searches
  • expansion of the speculation and vacancy tax to more municipalities
  • revised guidance for environmental due diligence searches, including those relating to the transportation of dangerous goods, and for fishing vessel licence searches
  • extensive updates to Information Sheets throughout the publication
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Print $379

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CLEBC Legal Editor 
Edie Ryan
edier@cle.bc.ca

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