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The standard form trap

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • December 3 2012

It’s time to review your standard forms!

All is not lost if a limitations period missed

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • November 26 2012

Missing the limitations period for bringing a court action to recover a debt does not extinguish other legal rights and remedies in respect of that debt, such as bringing an application for bankruptcy or proving a claim in a bankruptcy estate

Staged approach to implementation of Copyright Modernization Act set to begin

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • November 6 2012

On October 25, 2012, the Canadian government began the process of bringing Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act, into force

To err is human and to forgive divine - British Columbia judge relies on equitable principles to save an errant discharge

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • November 6 2012

Every now and again, a mistake is made and a PPSA financing statement is discharged in error

British Columbia Court of Appeal permits hedge fund to requisition a shareholder meeting despite concerns of empty voting

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • October 24 2012

On October 12, 2012, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision in Telus Corporation v. Mason Capital Management LLC, 2012 BCCA 403, overturning a lower court decision invalidating a shareholder requisition for a shareholder meeting

Manitoba introduces retail sales tax on insurance contracts

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • October 23 2012

The province of Manitoba recently enacted legislation imposing a 7 retail sales tax on premiums payable on taxable insurance contracts, effective as of July 15, 2012

Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses claim for punitive damages against directors of a former Ontario issuer

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • October 22 2012

In the recent decision of Frank v. Farlie, Turner & Co., LLC, 2011 ONSC 5519, Mr. Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found, among other things, that punitive damages are not available under Part XXIII.1 of the Ontario Securities Act as such damages are inconsistent with the scheme and purpose of Ontario’s statutory secondary market disclosure liability regime

Markham's draft new official plan released

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • October 19 2012

The City of Markham recently released their highly anticipated Draft New City-wide Official Plan

Conspiracy to defraud by facilitating copyright infringement

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 15 2012

A recent decision of a criminal court in the United Kingdom found an individual guilty of conspiracy to defraud and sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment as a result of copyright infringing activities

What brand owners need to do to cope with the new domain names after reveal day

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Global
  • -
  • October 15 2012

On June 13, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) revealed that 1,930 new applications had been filed in the online TLD Application System (TAS