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With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, business owners and managers are becoming increasingly aware that the Games present an intriguing array of Human Resource challenges ... Continued
3082833 Nova Scotia Company v. Lang Michener LLP and Registrar of Trade-marks illustrates the importance of providing evidence of any licences in place when confronted ... Continued
In British Columbia today, many couples choose to live in a common law relationship, without legally marrying. They often refer to one another as his ... Continued
A man visits his lawyer to discuss the estate of his recently deceased mother, who had been residing in Hong Kong. Her estate includes a ... Continued
The TSX adopted a new shareholder approval requirement for public company acquisitions.
The SEC published a study on SOX 404 compliance and the effects of the 2007 reforms.
On September 18, 2009 a number of important amendments to the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA”) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”) went ... Continued
While baseball’s fall classic has recently wrapped up, change-ups and knuckleballs are still being tossed through the autumn air by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. ... Continued
Bachman Turner Overdrive dispute between ex-band mates
In Maystar General Contractors Inc. v. Newmarket (Town), 2009 ONCA 675, contractors submitted bids to the Town of Newmarket for the construction of a $35 ... Continued
Illustration of Canadian courts’ willingness to award substantial statutory damages under the Copyright Act with punitive damages in counterfeit goods cases
The BC Supreme Court delivered an unprecedented decision this month that a parent did not have the right to waive her child’s right to sue ... Continued