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Viewpoint: 5 (More) Things You Should Know about the Proposed B.C. Environmental Assessment Act

November 23, 2018

Recently, Blakes Partner Sam Adkins and I commented on the Indigenous aspects of Bill 51, the proposed legislation to replace B.C.’s current Environmental Assessment Act (BCEAA). For more information, please see our November 2018 Blakes Bulletin: Government of British Columbia Introduces Indigenous Consent Requirement for Major Projects.   If you’re considering a project in B.C., here are five more things you…

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Sandy Carpenter

Posted in: Aboriginal Law, Environmental

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Pensions Newsletter – October 2018

October 18, 2018

Welcome to the 22nd issue of the Blakes Pensions Newsletter. This newsletter provides a summary of recent jurisprudential developments that affect pensions and benefits and is not intended to be legal advice. For additional information or to discuss how any aspect of these developments may affect you, please contact a member of the Blakes Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation group….

Posted in: Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation

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Retail Insolvencies in Canada Series, #4: Lender Perspectives

October 4, 2018

This is the final instalment in a series examining large retail insolvencies in Canada from the perspective of various stakeholders. This article discusses retail insolvencies from the perspective of lenders to distressed Canadian retailers and trails the successful emergence of Toys “R” Us Canada from Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act protection, following the acquisition of its shares by Fairfax Financial Holdings…

Posted in: Financial Services, Restructuring & Insolvency

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Corporate and Financial Crimes Series, #4: Money Laundering

August 15, 2018

This is the fourth installment in a six-part series on corporate and financial crimes, which outlines basic principles of criminal and quasi-criminal law that may arise in the running of a business. This installment discusses money laundering and terrorist financing offences and the resources available to companies to minimize related legal and reputational risks.    White Collar Crime part 4 –…

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Jacqueline Shinfield and Vladimir Shatiryan

Posted in: Business Crimes Investigations & Compliance, In-House Counsel, United States

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IP Q&A: How to Navigate Canada’s Official Marks System

August 2, 2018

Running parallel to Canada’s trade-mark system is another regime for “official marks”. The official mark regime is exclusive to public authorities such as utilities, broadcasters, hospitals and the like that are subject to governmental control and provides rights that, in several respects, exceed those associated with registered trade-marks. While advantageous for eligible entities, official marks can — and have on…

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Anthony Prenol

Posted in: International Trade

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Pensions Newsletter – July 2018

July 17, 2018

Welcome to the 21st issue of the Blakes Pensions Newsletter. This newsletter provides a summary of recent jurisprudential developments that affect pensions and benefits and is not intended to be legal advice. For additional information or to discuss how any aspect of these developments may affect you, please contact a member of the Blakes Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation group….

Posted in: Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation

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Private M&A in Canada and the U.K.: 10 Considerations for Dealmakers

July 12, 2018

Prudent investors may gain an advantage by leveraging their knowledge of differences in private M&A market practices between Canadian and U.K.-style purchase agreements. While Canadian M&A takes many cues from the United States and Europe, it is not a carbon copy of either. This article provides an overview of the key differences between the two jurisdictions. 

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Michael Kariya, David Kruse, Paul Wickens and Andrew Thompson

Posted in: Europe, Mergers & Acquisitions

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5 Ways Women GCs Can Advance Their Career – Lessons Learned from Stepping Beyond: Future Opportunities

July 4, 2018

There’s a certain skillset that GCs have: attention to detail with a focus on finding solutions; agility to continuously learn; expertise in governance, compliance and risk management to name a few. Women GCs are uniquely positioned to leverage their business and strategic skillset to pursue new opportunities in their professional career, which is why Blakes introduced Stepping Beyond: Future Opportunities in 2018,…

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By Teona Climie 

Posted in: In-House Counsel, Women

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