Legal Forms

Prepare an Environmental Indemnity to indemnify a lender against environmental legal claims on land for which the lender is making a loan for development with this template form for Canada.

• Requiring a borrower to provide an indemnity is good protection against legal claims after the fact.
• Under the provisions of this Indemnity, the borrower indemnifies the mortgage lender against any claims or losses arising from environmental contamination of the mortgaged property.
• The borrower also agrees to pay the lender's legal fees.
• This is a Canadian legal form that can be used in any province or territory. A French language translation may be needed for Quebec.
• The Indemnity is provided in MS Word format.

This is a copy of the Will of Epicurus (341 BC-270 BC).

• Epicurus founded one of the major philosophies of ancient Greece, helping to lay the intellectual foundations for modern science and for secular individualism.
• Many aspects of his thought are still highly relevant some twenty-three centuries after they were first taught in his school in Athens, called 'the Garden.'
• Epicurus's philosophy combines a physics based on an atomistic materialism with a rational hedonistic ethic that emphasizes moderation of desires and cultivation of friendships.
• His world-view is an optimistic one that stresses that philosophy can liberate one from fears of death and the supernatural, and can teach us how to find happiness in almost any situation.
• His practical insights into human psychology, as well as his science-friendly world-view, gives Epicureanism great contemporary signficance as well as a venerable role in the intellectual development of Western Civilization.

The above taken from www.epicurus.net

Set up a joint venture to rent equipment with this downloadable Equipment Rental Joint Venture Agreement for Canada.

• The joint venture will purchase equipment which will be rented to customers.
• One of the parties will act as the manager of the joint venture's business.
• The managing co-venturer is accountable to the other co-venturers for the management of the joint venture.
• The remaining co-venturers have a right of first refusal to purchase the interest of a departing co-venturer.
• Provisions for remedies upon the default of any co-venturer.
• Provisions for winding up the joint venture.
• This legal agreement template is available as a fully editable MS Word document.
• Intended for use only in Canada.

Download a free copy of the Last Will of American novelist Ernest (Papa) Hemingway (1899-1961).

• The works of Ernest Miller Hemingway are considered classics of American literature. His writing style, known as the iceberg theory, was characterized by economy and understatement, and it influenced many other 20th century writers. His characters exuded authenticity, which reverberated with his public.
• In his younger years Hemingway worked as a reporter until World War I when he became an ambulance driver in Italy. This experience formed the basis for A Farewell to Arms.
• After the war he worked in Paris as a foreign correspondence, which led to him covering the Spanish Civil War, after which he wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls. During World War II he was present at D-Day and the liberation of Paris. In the midst of all this, he found time to get married four times.
• Hemingway's public persona was that of a hard drinking, hard living adventure seeker. After publishing The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway went on safari to Africa and was almost killed in a plane crash, which left him in ill health for most of the rest of his life.
• He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
• Hemingway committed suicide at his home in 1961.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Place shares into escrow as part of a purchase and sale transaction with this template Escrow Agreement form.

• The purchaser agrees to deposit the shares with the trustee until the full amount of the purchase price has been paid to the seller.
• Any dividends declared on the shares while they are in escrow will be paid to the purchaser.
• There are clauses detailing the trustee's actions in the event of a dispute between the purchaser and seller.
• The trustee is to act as a depositary and has no liability other than for its own gross negligence or default.
• The purchaser and seller agree to indemnify the trustee against claims or damages.
• The trustee will hold the shares until receipt of a joint order from the other parties to release the shares.
• This Escrow Agreement for Shares is a generic legal form which does not contain specific references to the laws of any country.
• Available in MS Word format. You can customize it to fit your specific needs.

Do you know what the short-term and long-term financial impact would be for the survivor if you or your spouse or partner were to die?

• Use this Estate Planning Analysis Worksheet to help you determine:
  • the immediate cash requirements of the surviving spouse / partner,
  • ongoing monthly income needs, and
  • available assets.
• This Estate Planning Analysis Worksheet should be completed by both you and your spouse or partner.
• It is provided in MS Word format and can be easily downloaded and filled in, either on the computer or by hand.

Estate Planning in Canada: The Key to Effectively Transferring Your Assets is a 10-page package of information to help Canadians learn how to plan for the future.

• The package contains sections on a variety of related topics, including:
  • the reasons you need a solid estate plan,
  • the tax consequences that could arise upon your death,
  • wills and probate,
  • powers of attorney and personal directives,
  • estate shrinkage and liquidity,
  • the estate planning process and an estate plan checklist.
• Available in PDF format.
• Intended for use only in Canada.

Put together all the information you need to create your estate plan with this comprehensive Estate Planning Information Questionnaire for Canadian residents.

• The questionnaire will help you gather the data and provide the answers your lawyer and financial advisor will need to help you prepare your estate plan documents.
• Once you've answered all the questions, you'll be able to do a will, personal directive, and power of attorney.
• This document makes references to Canadian taxes and registered savings plans, but could be used in other countries with relatively minor changes.
• Available in MS Word format.

Create an EULA (End User License Agreement) for downloadable software apps with this customizable template form for software developers.

• The EULA allows an online visitor to download the software product for use on a single computer or device.
• The EULA contains a disclaimer of any warranties (in other words, the software is provided "as is") and limitation of liability clauses to protect the developer.
• Technical support is NOT provided as part of the license for use.
• This is a generic form which can be used anywhere.
• Bundle it with the software download, or post it on your site pre-download with an 'Agree / Disagree' selection option. If you sell the program on physical media, this file should accompany the software files.
• The license agreement form is provided in MS Word format and is easy to convert to html and/or PDF.

Arrange for the executor of your estate to be paid for their services with this Executor Fee Agreement.

• The purpose of the Agreement is to ensure that the person you name in your Will to act as executor of your estate is fairly compensated by setting out the amount of the fee and how it will be paid.
• This is a generic legal document which is not specific to any country or region.
• The template is fully editable to fit your circumstances.
• This Executor Fee Agreement template is available in MS Word format.