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Welcome to our October/November newsletter.
 | | Photograph of Shainul Kassam by Lucy Elliott of www.lucyelliottphotography.com |
Meanwhile in Canada......
Having recently returned from buzzy Toronto to an even more hectic London I came across a report called
which benchmarks the competitiveness of 120 cities across the world.
The Economist Intelligence Unit defines a city's competitiveness as its ability to attract capital, businesses, talent and visitors. Eight categories are considered including economic strength, financial maturity, global appeal, social and cultural character, and environment. London comes only second to NYC in this index followed by Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney.
Meanwhile in Canada - the focus of this month's newsletter, Toronto has been ranked as one of the best cities in North America for business investment. fDi Magazine (2013), published by the Financial Times Ltd., ranked Toronto in second place after New York City in the categories of "Overall North American Cities of the Future 2013/14." Toronto also placed second after New York City as a major North American city for business friendliness.
What they didn't look at unfortunately are the fantastic places to eat from the steaming chicken pakoras Hakka style at Federicks in Markham (why has no one thought to bring this over?) to mouth watering fish tacos and Jesus Juice at Grand Electric in Parkdale and the equally tantalising Spaghetti in Canna a Mare at Terroni on Adelaide. Now that's a list I would like to see.
This month we are focusing on our cross border UK and Canadian legal services and you will find below links to a Fortune Law article plus some of our preferred partners based in Toronto setting out their profiles and a short synopsis of their services.
If you have any queries or need advice in relation to any of the matters set out in this newsletter or any other legal issues, do not hesitate to call us on
020 3102 6372 or e-mail us at enquiries@fortunelaw.com. We are always happy to help.
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Shainul Kassam
Fortune Law Solicitors
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Doing Business In Canada 
We have prepared an overview of key recent developments affecting doing business in Canada as well as an introduction to the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities. The article also summarises the laws regulating employment relationships and provides short overviews on competition law; data protection; and product liability and safety. In addition, there are comprehensive summaries on intellectual property rights over patents, trademarks, registered and unregistered designs.
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Trowbridge Professional Corporation
www.trowbridge.ca
Trowbridge Professional Corporation (TPC) is a Canadian accounting firm that specialises in international tax, accounting and payroll services. With offices across Canada and in the UK, TPC provides a wide range of corporate and expatriate tax, accounting and payroll services to meet the needs of Canadian and foreign-based corporations in various industries through the world. TPC also works with many other external service providers to provide a one stop shop for companies looking to do business in Canada including legal, HR, employee benefits, transfer pricing, etc.
 | | C. Todd Trowbridge CPA CA Partner, Corporate Tax Services |
C. Todd Trowbridge, Partner, Corporate Tax Services takes us through the Top 5 Key Considerations for doing business in Canada. Click on the link below to download the PDF:
Top 5 Key considerations for doing business in Canada
TROWBRIDGE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS | TAX ADVISORS
25 Adelaide Street East, Suite 1400
Toronto ON M5C 3A1
tel: 416.214.7833 x100
fax: 416.214.1281
todd.trowbridge@trowbridge.ca
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Marani Law
www.maranilaw.com
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Located in the city of Toronto, Marani Law offers a range of legal services, representing corporations and individuals from around the globe. Areas of specialisation include: Canadian Immigration Law, Global Migration, Dispute Resolution, various areas of Commercial Law, Business set up advice, as well as niche services to businesses trading with and/or operating in both the UK and Canada. They also offer Notary Public services.
Tell us about your business in a nutshell.
We are a firm of entrepreneurial, progressive and philanthropic lawyers and are committed to providing high quality, efficient and ethical legal advice to each of our clients. By ensuring that our team is up to date with the most recent changes in legislation, we are able to offer practical advice on alternative solutions.
Coming from an entrepreneurial background, the founders of Marani Law maintain a strong focus on client-oriented values in order to establish personalized, trustworthy and lasting relationships with each and every one of our clients. In order to ensure that we maintain open lines of communication and a sound understanding of each of our clients' needs, from the outset, we set aside time to get to know each client and their expectations prior to opening their file.
We offer niche services to Canadian and UK business clients who are ready to expand their business across the Atlantic as we are dually qualified to advise in the UK and Canada.
How can you best help your clients?
With specific regard to our UK/Canada clientele: Whereas larger firms offer international services, they cannot offer the personal service of a smaller firm; but if clients prefer to work with smaller firms, they generally have to hire two separate teams working on either side of the Atlantic, which means higher costs than working with one legal team. As a smaller firm with an entrepreneurial spirit, we offer all of our clients a personalised service. Our niche UK-Canada clientele have the added benefit of full business legal services in the UK and Canada, allowing them to spend less time and money worrying about their legal needs so that they can concentrate more on their businesses.
MARANI LAW
920 Yonge Street, Suite 510
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3C7
Phone: (647) 351 7795
Fax: (647) 351 7796
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Northwood Family Office
www.northwoodfamilyoffice.com
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Tom McCullough Chairman & CEO, Northwood Family Office |
Northwood is Canada's leading multi-family office and serves the comprehensive needs of wealthy families, helping them sustain and grow financial and human capital across the generations. Client families typically have $10 million or more in investable assets. Northwood has been consistently ranked as the #1 family office in Canada in the Euromoney Global Private Banking Survey. Northwood is also a founding member of the Wigmore Association, an innovative collaboration of seven leading family offices from around the world created to develop and share investment management research expertise on behalf their clients.
Tom McCullough is Chairman and CEO of Northwood Family Office. He has over 30 years of experience in the wealth management and family office field. He is an adjunct professor of finance at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto where he teaches the 'Management of Private Wealth'. Tom also serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Wealth Management and is a frequent speaker on issues of importance to wealthy families and their advisors. He has recently co-authored the new book Family Wealth Management: Seven Imperatives for Successful Investing in the New World Order.
Download Tom's PDF explaining "What is a Family Office and is it right for you?" by clicking here.
Northwood's self-assessment questionnaire is a good place to start when considering engaging a family office and reviewing your family's broader financial picture. It will help you assess the degree to which you have a handle on your financial affairs and where you may need some help getting and keeping them in good order. Click on the link below to see the questionnaire:
Northwood Family Office LP
3650 Victoria Park Avenue
Suite 200
Toronto, ON M2H 3P7
Tel: 416-502-1245
Fax: 416-502-6279
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