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Certainty of contract prevails: trial judge erred in enforcing an implied contractual term

  • McMillan LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • May 23 2013

It should not come as a surprise to anyone that the terms of a contract matter. Courts, however, are sometimes inclined to base the obligations of

Contracting out of prescription limitations a Quebec perspective

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • May 17 2013

Under the law of Quebec, article 2884 C.C.Q. Prohibits the modification by contract of the prescriptive or limitations period provided by law. The

This week at the SCC (10052013)

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • 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

The secret corporate source: protected or not?

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • May 8 2013

The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed the identity of a media source within a corporation to remain secret in a related civil action. The Court has

Piercing the corporate veil

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • May 7 2013

The Alberta Court of Appeal has recently released a decision that adds much needed clarity to when an officer or director of a corporation will be

TCC takes another look at solicitor-client privilege and common interest privilege

  • Thorsteinssons LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 29 2013

In Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited v. The Queen, 2013 TCC 135, the Tax Court of Canada (TCC) usefully examined various elements of solicitor-client

Don’t be a “dummy director”

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • April 25 2013

Delaware ruling on the obligations of directors of companies operating in emerging markets "Independent directors who step into these situations

Unprecedented fine for criminal negligence: Court of Appeal reserves judgment in Metron sentence appeal

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 24 2013

As regular readers will know, Metron Construction Corporation became the first corporation in Ontario to be convicted under the Criminal Code, as

Court of Appeal of Québec lays down criteria that apply in cases of inducement to breach contractual obligations

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 19 2013

On March 13, 2013, the Court of Appeal of Québec rendered a decision clarifying the state of the law regarding the extra-contractual liability

Court confirms director's liability for unpaid wages

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • April 17 2013

The Federal Court has confirmed the importance of timely and effective resignations by directors, and of retaining evidence of when this was tendered