FMI Solicitor Exam

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Table of Contents - Solicitor Exam
Business Law
Methods of carrying on business
Partnerships
Taxation of corporations and their shareholders
Glossary of Tax Terms
Income tax administration and enforcement
The creation of the corporation
Directors, officers and shareholders of a corporation
Shareholder agreements
Share capital
Corporate changes
Securities law implications
Debt financing and secured transactions
Searches and opinions
Unsecured creditors’ rights and remedies
Secured creditors’ rights and remedies
Aboriginal business law
Corporate reorganizations under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’
Creditors Arrangement Act
The purchase and sale of a business

Estate Planning
Will planning, drafting and execution
Powers of attorney
Continuing Power of Attorney for Property (Short Form)
Power of Attorney for Personal Care
The procedure for the court appointment of guardians for mentally incapable persons
Court Appointment of Guardians for Mentally Incapable Persons
Chart 1 Guardian of Property — Standard Procedure
Chart 2 Guardian of Property — Summary Disposition Procedure
Chart 3 Guardian of Person — Standard Procedure
Chart 4 Guardian of Person — Summary Disposition Procedure
Guardians, custodians, and the Children’s Law Reform Act
Taxation at death and personal tax planning
Trusts and estate planning
The impact of the Family Law Act on estate administration
Administration of estates
Notice to Creditors and Others
Estate litigation
Claims by common-law spouses against estates
Wills and estates of Indians

Real Estate
Agreement of purchase and sale
Agreement of Purchase and Sale
Sample Condition/Termination Clauses for Residential Re-Sale (Non-Rural)
Transactions
Additional Considerations for Agreements of Purchase and Sale of New Homes
Land registration in Ontario
Automated land titles records in Ontario
Title searching
Letter enquiry searches
Electronic registration of land titles documents
Subdivision control: Section 50 of the Planning Act
The survey
Requisitions SC
The standard loan transaction
Loan Commitment r
Instructions to Lender’s Solicitor
Form 2 — Charge
Land Registration Reform Act Set of Standard Charge Terms
Repayment Schedule
Standard Mortgage Clause in Insurance Policy SE
Special Additional Clauses for Any Charge
Special Clauses for Charge of Condominium
Transfer of Charge byChargee SE
Notice to Chargor of Transfer of Charge by Chargee
Acknowledgement by Chargor to Assignee
Assumption Statement
Assumption Agreement
Discharge
Discharge Statement
Enforcement of mortgage security
Preparation for closing, closing and post-closing
Family Law Act Statements Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations
The Adviser: Supplement
Document Registration Agreement
Special concerns for residential rental properties
Remedies — what to do in the event of default
The purchase and sale of a condominium unit
Agreement of Purchase and Sale — Condominium Resale
Form 13 under the Condominium Act, 1998 — Status Certificate
Estate conveyancing
Cottage conveyancing
Understanding a new home agreement of purchase and sale
Title insurance: an overview
Commercial real estate transactions
Off-Title Searches for Commercial Transactions
Construction liens
Aboriginal property issues
Real Estate Appendices
Fraud in Real Estate Transactions 7
Practice tips: Recognizing fraud in real estate transactions 7
Qs & As - Fraud in real estate transactions: Some ethical issues 7

Professional Responsibility
Conflicts of interest
Confidentiality
withdrawal of services
Professional Responsibility Appendices
Rules of Professional Conduct
Practice Management Guidelines
Law Society of Upper Canada By-Laws 8 and 9