By accessing this website you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, please exit from this website and do not access any other pages. At any time, we may change this website, these terms and conditions, and the information contained herein, without prior notice. It is your responsibility to check these terms and conditions for changes and updates. Your continued use of this website will be deemed to be your unconditional acceptance of those changes. These terms and conditions were last updated on May 1, 2009.

No Legal Advice or Lawyer-Client Relationship

McMillan provides the information on this website (including, without limitation, hypertext links, search mechanism, portals and documents) for general information purposes only. It is neither intended as, nor should be considered, legal advice or opinions of any kind and may not be used for professional or commercial purposes. Neither the use of any such information, nor the transmission of materials or information to McMillan by e-mail or otherwise, will establish any lawyer-client, contractual or other relationship between McMillan and the user or sender.

Use of Website, Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

The information on this website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any representations, warranties or conditions, whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including, without limitation, any representations, warranties or conditions as to quality, accuracy, completeness, currency, fitness for a particular purpose, uninterrupted access, error free operation, or the absence of computer viruses and other harmful components or corrupted data or information.

McMillan, its partners, agents or employees shall have no liability in connection with any loss, cost or damages whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, consequential, contingent, special, incidental, exemplary or punitive, related to or arising from this website, its non-availability, the information on it or the use thereof (including, without limitation, any defects, inaccuracies, errors or omissions in this site), including, without limitation, damages for harm to business, damages for loss of profit, business or revenues, programs or data, interruption of activities or any other pecuniary or economic loss, whether based on breach of contract, tort or delict (including negligence), infringement of intellectual property rights, strict liability, breach of warranty, failure of essential purpose, fundamental breach, breach of a fundamental term or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility thereof or reasonably foreseeable.

Communications not Confidential

McMillan does not guarantee the security or confidentiality of any e-mail or other electronic communications sent to McMillan personnel. If you are not an existing client of McMillan, do not send McMillan personnel your confidential or sensitive information until you have received his or her express request or consent to do so. You will be considered a client of McMillan only after McMillan has confirmed it is not conflicted to be retained by you and has otherwise consented to the retainer.

Intellectual Property

McMillan retains all copyright, trade-mark and other rights in all material contained on this website, including all text and graphic images. You may download, display and print copies of these materials for private non-commercial purposes, as long as the content is not modified, the source of the material is indicated, and the McMillan copyright and other notices are neither removed nor modified. No portion of this material may be used or reproduced for any other purpose, or distributed, transmitted or mirrored in any form, or by any means, without the prior written permission of McMillan.

Links

This website may contain links to other sites. The provision of these links is for your convenience only, and does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation or approval of the other sites. McMillan has no control over the availability or content of such sites, and any use of them is at your own risk. McMillan shall have no liability related to or arising from such sites or the use thereof.

Governing Law

These terms and conditions and the use of this website shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Ontario, and you irrevocably attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario. Anyone accessing this website from other jurisdictions assumes sole responsibility for compliance with local laws.