Legal bulletins
|
|
On November 27, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered an important decision concerning the closing of the Wal-Mart store in Jonquière in April 2005, following a drive for union certification by its employees. The reasons for judgment of the majority of the Court, and the reasons of the dissenting justices, can be found in Plourde v. Wal-Mart.
 To download this legal bulletin, click here
|
|
Proposed waiver of customs duties on future imports of certain types of vessels |
|
On October 24, in Part I of the Canada Gazette, the federal Department of Finance published details of a proposed remission of customs duties on future imports of certain types of vessels, and invited interested parties to submit their views on the proposed changes.
To download this legal bulletin, click here
|
|
Municipal taxation on the eve of 2010 |
|
The Court of Québec has once again analyzed the extent of its power to intervene when sitting in appeal of a decision rendered by Québec’s administrative court, the Tribunal administratif du Québec (the “Tribunal”) on a real estate assessment issue.
To download this legal bulletin, click here
|
|
Facebook at work - be careful! |
|
Imagine you are a human resources manager, and every week you surf on Facebook after work, glass of wine in hand, happily exploring the various profiles of your contacts, both personal and professional. One evening, you notice that one of your colleagues has joined a Facebook group with the same name as the company you work for. Intrigued, you decide to have a look and, perhaps, to join the group.
To download this legal bulletin, click here
|
|
Appropriation of a business opportunity: liability of senior management |
|
In a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in the matter of Enerchem Transport Inc. v. Gravino et al., Justices LeBel, Deschamps and Cromwell dismissed an application by Enerchem Transport Inc. for leave to appeal a September 2008 decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal.
To download this legal bulletin, click here
|
|
Videotron Group Ltd. (“Videotron”) and Quebecor Media Inc. (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) accused Claude Chagnon of insider trading by having accepted 1,223,033 options to purchase Videotron shares while allegedly knowing that Rogers Communications Inc. (“Rogers”) was about to make an offer to purchase Videotron at an inflated price. Rogers did in fact make such an offer less than a week later.
To download this legal bulletin, click here
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>
|
