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Davis LLP Vancouver, BC Document Search Results (8) Sort by:  | Significant Changes to the Canadian Thin Capitalization Rules in the 2012 Budget
Michelle Chang, Shane D. Onufrechuk; Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2012, previously published on April 27, 2012 The thin capitalization rules are designed to protect the Canadian tax base from erosion through excessive interest deductions in respect of debt owing by Canadian taxpayers to certain non-resident shareholders. The rules discourage non-resident shareholders from capitalizing a Canadian corporation...
| | A New Era of Social Enterprise in British Columbia: Proposed Amendments to the Business Corporations Act to Create 'Community Contribution Companies'
Linda I. Parsons; Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 17, 2012, previously published on Apriil 11, 2012 The British Columbia legislature is in the process of making significant changes to the BC Business Corporations Act that, if adopted, will provide a new corporate vehicle for social enterprise operations. This bulletin focuses on the most notable proposed changes.
| | Proposed Amendments to the Society Act (BC)
Linda I. Parsons; Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 17, 2012, previously published on April 11, 2012 The Society Act has not been substantially revised since 1977. In December, 2009, the Ministry of Finance ("Ministry") commenced a review of the Act by asking for suggestions from stakeholders. The Ministry used this input to publish the Society Act Review Discussion Paper...
| | Canadian Intellectual Property Office Says "Sounds Good!"
Chris Bennett, David Spratley; Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 5, 2012, previously published on April 2, 2012 Effective as of March 28, 2012 the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is accepting applications to register trade-marks consisting of sounds. These applications must contain a description of the sound and an electronic recording of the sound itself (in mp3 or WAV format, with a maximum...
| | Google's Unified Privacy Policy is Now Live
Tamara L. Hunter; Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2012, previously published on March 2, 2012 Notwithstanding the significant concerns expressed by regulators, such as the Commission Nationale de L'informatique et Des Libertes (CNIL), the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA - which includes the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia and the Privacy...
| | The Ontario Court of Appeal's Decision in Jones vs. Tsige - What Is All The Fuss About?
Tamara L. Hunter; Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2012, previously published on March 1, 2012 There has been much written and said about the Ontario Court of Appeal’s January 18th decision in Jones vs. Tsige.
| | Ontario Superior Court Refuses to Certify Class Action by Tim Hortons Franchisees
John L. Rogers, Jesse Todres; Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2012, previously published on March 2, 2012 On February 24, 2012, Justice Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued his judgment on motions for certification of a class proceeding and summary judgement in Fairview Donut Inc. v. The TDL Group Corp.
| | Supreme Court of Canada to Consider Random Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 29, 2012, previously published on March 23, 2012 The Supreme Court of Canada has granted the union leave to appeal in the Irving Pulp & Paper case, in which the New Brunswick Court of Appeal decided that an employer can conduct random alcohol testing of employees in safety sensitive positions in an inherently dangerous workplace, without...
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