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Mark Firman, Ronald Podolny; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 5, 2013 The Supreme Court has issued its much-anticipated decision in Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers.
| | The Interpretation of Contracts When the Unforeseen Happens
Geoff R. Hall; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 30, 2013 Disputes over the meaning of contracts most often arise in one of three circumstances. The first is when an event has occurred that the contracting parties did not foresee or provide for at the time of contracting. The second is when there was (subjectively) no meeting of the minds on a particular...
| | Defined Contribution Pension Plans: Uncovering the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?
Mark Firman; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 23, 2013 In my last post, I briefly canvassed the differences between defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pension plans. I cautioned that, due to their perceived financial predictability and apparent straightforward nature, DC plans don’t always get the attention that they deserve from...
| | Hacking, Extortion and Human Resources
Earl Phillips, Earl Phillips; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2013, previously published on January 25, 2013 It is not often that employers and HR practitioners have to worry about extortion, but the recent story about Drake International makes this a good time to remind employers of their obligations with employee personal information.
| | Tattoo and Body Piercing Rule Unreasonable
Robb A. Macpherson, Meaghan McWhinnie; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2013, previously published on January 29, 2013 An Ontario arbitrator has decided an issue of increasing concern to employers everywhere - what can be done about tattoos and body piercings? The answer: not much, without objective evidence of an adverse effect on your business.
| | UK Supreme Court Declines to Recognize Legal Advice Privilege for Accountants
Brandon Kain; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 23, 2013 In a watershed ruling that is sure to have implications throughout Canada, the UK Supreme Court has held that legal advice (or “solicitor-client”) privilege does not attach to communications between accountants or other non-legal professionals and their clients. The decision in...
| | Understanding and Mitigating Your Third Party Corruption Risk Under Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act
Paul Michael Blyschak, John W. Boscariol; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 22, 2013 The use of third party agents in international operations or business development, whether consultants, sales representatives, customs brokers, contractors or distributors, is often unavoidable. This may be because the retention of a local agent is a requirement of foreign law, because of cultural...
| | Workplace Investigations - Part 3
Donovan Plomp; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 29, 2013, previously published on January 17, 2013 In earlier posts, we discussed some legal issues that arise in workplace investigations. In this post, we will discuss some of the privacy issues that can arise.
| | Ontario Court Grants Summary Judgment Dismissing Apotex’s Claim for Unjust Enrichment
Fiona Legere, Brooke MacKenzie, Steven Mason; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 22, 2013 On January 15, 2013, the Honourable Justice Quigley of the Ontario Superior Court granted summary judgment to Abbott and Takeda, denying Apotex’s claim for disgorgement of profits on the basis of unjust enrichment.
| | Advance Notice By-Laws & Defending Against a Surprise Attack
Graeme Norwood, David Randell; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 15, 2013 Shareholders typically have three options available to them when looking to nominate directors different than those put forth by the company’s management, (i) a shareholder proposal that is added to the management proxy circular for the applicable shareholder meeting, (ii) the more popular...
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