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Dimitri Maniatis to Deliver Lecture on Litigation in the Mining Sector

Dimitri Maniatis, partner in the firm Montréal's office, will deliver a presentation on mining law and arbitration in the context of a seminar held in Toronto during the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (“PDAC”). 

Hosted by Behre Dolbear, leading consultants to the mineral industry, the seminar will address topics of interest to participants in the mining industry.  Having successfully represented mining companies in complex litigation arising from their activities, Dimitri will offer his insight and advice on managing litigation risks in the development of a mineral project. The event will be held between March 7 and March 10, 2010.
 
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A major victory for TELUS
We recently acted for a major telecommunications company (TELUS) in injunction proceedings brought by the second-lowest bidder on a tender put out by SigmaSanté (formerly Approvisionnement Montréal) on behalf of six healthcare institutions with a total of 29 locations. The call for tenders was for the installation of an IP telephone system and the upgrading of IT systems. The plaintiff sought an interlocutory injunction to suspend performance of the contract, which had been awarded to our client, the lowest bidder.
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Sébastien Laprise to speak on the Plan Nord
Sébastien Laprise, a partner at Langlois Kronström Desjardins, will be speaking at the 68th congress of ACRGTQ, the Québec association of highway and major infrastructure construction contractors. His presentation will be entitled "Le Plan Nord: Opportunities and Constraints", and will deal with the legal environment surrounding this vast project for the development of northern Québec that is still being shaped by the input of the various stakeholders involved. His presentation will be given on Thursday, January 19th at the Québec City Convention Centre.
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The Supreme Court of Canada rules on the federal government’s proposed national securities commission

On December 22, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) rendered a decision declaring the federal government’s Proposed Canadian Securities Act (the “Act”) a “comprehensive foray by Parliament into the realm of securities regulation”1. The effect of the Act would have been to create a single national securities commission in Canada.

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