Business Law Section

Here is a link to a good list of small business/entreprenurial legal resources that you can use to educate yourself and your clients...
http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurship/resources/legalissues.html

Mark your calendars... our Annual Business Law Section Meeting is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Speakers, topics and section business items for the meeting will be forthcoming as we approach that date. If you would like to recommend any presentations you believe would be beneficial to the section, please contact the Section Secretary, Brent Clayton. You can also submit nominations for next year's Secretary prior to or at the Annual Meeting when we will hold the election.

At noon on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 the Section will be hosting a CLE luncheon featuring Scott Sabey, current Chair of the the State Bar's Governmental Relations Committee. Scott will update the Section on the status of business law related legislation being addressed by the State Legislature in the 2012 General Session (January 23rd to March 8th). If you have heard rumblings about any particular legislation that you would like Scott to address, please notify the Section Leadership as soon as possible.
Scott's bio can be found here: http://www.fabianlaw.com/attorneys/profile/Scott-Sabey

RSVP to sections@utahbar.org ($20 for Section Members, $30 for all others - lunch included)

Thank you to Richard Kaplan of Anderson & Karrenberg for sharing his insightful presentation "Toward Better Communications Between Executives and Lawyers" with our Section on January 11, 2012. The slides of his presentation can be accessed by this link:

Download file

Young Living Essential Oils, LC v. Marin, 2011 UT 64 (October 2011)
http://www.utcourts.gov/opinions/supopin/YoungLiving102111.pdf
Business Law Topics:
Contract Integration, Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Parol Evidence
Continue reading to view a summary of the relevant facts, rules and case holding...

Sen. Gene Davis has proposed legislation for the 2012 General Session which modifies the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act to allow domestic corporations to transfer to another state. Our Section has been asked to provide comments regarding the proposed bill to the bar's Governmental Relations Committee. You can review the language of the bill here: Download file. Post your comments below or send them directly to our Vice Chair, Steve Clayton at sclayton@cottonwoodcap.com. The sooner you share your input, the more likely it is to be considered. Thanks!