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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses application for leave to appeal patent listing decision

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
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  • April 15 2013

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed Gilead's application for leave to appeal the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal (Gilead Sciences

The Federal Court of Appeal agrees that GST paid on management fees to investment managers is exempt from GST and gives rise to a GST rebate

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • May 5 2009

On April 16 2009, the Federal Court of Appeal (the “FCA”) rendered its decision in The Queen v. The Canadian Medical Protective Association (the “CMPA”) and concluded that fees paid by the Canadian Medical Protective Association (the “Association”) for discretionary investment management services are exempt financial services within the meaning of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) (the “ETA”

The Supreme Court of Canada trashes privacy

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 28 2009

On April 9, 2009, in a decision questioning a police search, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized that the contents of our garbage bags are not always private and can be used to incriminate us

Damages

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 29 2009

Lawsuits arise for nearly as many reasons as there are plaintiffs

WCB exposure expands

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • September 28 2009

On September 16th, 2009, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled on an occupational safety and health issue which will have significant ramifications for many businesses in British Columbia, notably franchisors and organizations utilizing contractors to provide services or carry out industrial projects

A “routine” pre-employment background check? There’s no such thing

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 12 2009

In 1990, a 21-year-old woman was caught shoplifting

Nota bene: using personal notes on file

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 1 2009

In its recent interlocutory decision in Ville de Mont-Royal v. Saleh et al., the Administrative Tribunal of Québec (the “ATQ”) reiterated the rules governing the admissibility of personal notes contained on file as evidence

Definition of “strike” revised by British Columbia Court of Appeal

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 2 2009

In Quebec, as in the rest of Canada, employers who have negotiated a collective agreement with their employees can rightfully expect that no cessation or slow-down of work will occur until the next collective bargaining round

B.C. Court of Appeal re-writes WorkSafeBC policy on compensation for mental stress

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • May 8 2009

The B.C. Court of Appeal has struck down the restrictive application and interpretation of mental stress claims in British Columbia

A question of age

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 10 2009

The elderly are sometimes targeted by stereotypes in the workplace