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Employer Obligations on Election Day
Joan Young, May 22, 2009
The next B.C. election will be held on May 12, 2009.

Laboratoires Servier et al. v. Apotex: The Patent Antitrust Turf War Continues
Donald H. MacOdrum, James B. Musgrove, Esther Rossman, May 8, 2009
The recently decided case of Les Laboratoires Servier et al. v. Apotex et al. is a further example of the ongoing high-stakes litigation between generic and name brand pharmaceutical companies, which has involved both patent and, increasingly, also competition law principles.

Income Fund Conversion Rules In Force: When and How to Convert to a Corporation
J. Mark Richardson, Pierre Richard, Tom Theodorakis, May 8, 2009
Following the federal Government's announcement on October 31, 2006 that the tax-favoured status of income funds would be eliminated by 2011, income funds have been anxiously awaiting the enactment of tax measures to facilitate conversion to a corporation.