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This week at the SCC (10052013)

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
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  • May 13 2013

The Supreme Court of Canada issued one decision of interest to Canadian businesses and professions this week. In Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd

Serving two masters: elected officials acting as directors of societies

  • Bull Housser & Tupper LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • January 23 2013

In the recent decision in Schlenker v. Torgrimson, 2013, BCCA 9, the British Columbia Court of Appeal held that where an elected official serves as a

Political and legal risk in Kurdistan: business as usual?

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Iraq
  • -
  • June 4 2010

Companies investing and operating in developing countries are accustomed to dealing with the risks associated with uncertain and sometimes arbitrary political and legal systems

Crack-down on unregistered lobbying: federal investigations clarify law for companies, associations, Indian bands, consultants

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 9 2011

Investigation reports released November 1 by Canada's Commissioner of Lobbying are a further reminder that it is imperative for lobbyists to register

The rise of emerging powers: security and foreign policy challenges for Canada

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 26 2013

The rise of Emerging Markets such as China, Brazil, India, Turkey and Indonesia presents major opportunities and challenges for Canadian business and

What’s the value of a truck stop without any trucks? Supreme Court addresses nuisance claims in public projects

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 28 2013

In a new decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has provided guidance on when compensation might be due in cases of nuisance caused by public

New rules governing China central government controlled state-owned enterprises investing in Canada

  • Dentons
  • -
  • Canada, China
  • -
  • June 14 2012

New interim rules governing foreign investments by large Chinese central government controlled StateOwned Enterprises ("SOE") have been promulgated and are effective since May 1st, 2012

Public signage in Québec: the Office québécois de la langue française to start investigations on its own initiative

  • Bereskin & Parr LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 8 2012

The Office québécois de la langue française (the Office) announced on June 1, 2012, that starting this summer, it would conduct investigations on its own initiative to identify businesses that are non-compliant with the public signage provisions of the Charter of the French Language (the Charter) and request that they make the necessary corrections

International human rights due diligence: an evolving concept with legal implications

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • April 30 2010

Due diligence in respect of human rights risks is becoming particularly important for multinational corporations

Disclosure of personal information without consent pursuant to lawful authority

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • July 31 2007

Sometimes businesses receive requests for personal information from the police or other law enforcement bodies and must then consider whether they may disclose the requested information in light of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA