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LexisNexis, Issue 423
LexisNexis, Issue 422
The Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, SC 2019, c.1 (the “Act”) will come into force on July 30, 2019 and incorporates the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 (the “Convention”) into Canadian Law. The implications of...
Global News, "Canadians don't often claim class action money, but they do from the RCMP. Why?"
Over a thousand women are expected to file claims in the second $100-million sexual harassment class action leveled against the RCMP in recent years. This new class action and settlement, which covers volunteers, municipal and contract employees who worked in conjunction with the Mounties, was...
2019 Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada, "Trade’s New Realities", 68-71
“We’ve been working forever in an atmosphere of liberal trade, and we’ve never seen anything like the current climate before. That’s what makes the practice so challenging.” Click here to access full article.
LexisNexis, Issue 421
Cannabis Wire, "At LA Cannabis Conference, Investors Talk Canopy, Acreage, and the Double-Edged Sword of Prohibition"
The transaction, in which Canopy sort of pre-acquired Acreage, was carried out through a “plan of arrangement,” a court-approved process for a foreign merger that has become popular in Canada, Joshua Masur, a partner at Zuber Lawler, noted during a...
Miller Thomson and BDO present a webinar on what to do in the event that your not-for-profit organization is faced with a cyber-incident. This webinar includes: Indications you’ve been hacked – things to look for PIPEDA regulations and understanding your legal...
Law Times, "Lawyer wins appeal in lawsuit with paralegal"
A lawyer was not responsible for maliciously prosecuting a paralegal accused of stealing client files, the Court of Appeal of Ontario said, overturning a lower court’s ruling. Read the full article here.
Lexpert Business of Law, "Trade's New Realities"
For lawyers working in international trade law – not to mention their clients – it’s a strange new world indeed. “We’ve been working forever in an atmosphere of liberal trade, and we’ve never seen anything like the current climate before,”...