The Changing Face of Public Sector Outsourcing - Part 2
June 15, 2006
Reprinted by
permission of LexisNexis Canada, Inc., from Internet and E-Commerce Law in
Canada, edited by Michael Geist, copyright 2006. This article originally
appeared in two parts in the May and June 2006
issues.
Famous Trademarks in Canada
June 10, 2006
In two companion cases, the Supreme Court of Canada has
reaffirmed the place of famous trademarks in the Canadian trademarks context.
Choosing to take these two appeals after consecutive dismissals of appeals by
lower courts, the Supreme Court sought the opportunity to clarify the law
regarding confusion in the context of famous trademarks and shed important light
on the little considered s. 22 of the Trade-marks
Act.
The Changing Face of Public Sector Outsourcing - Part 1
May 15, 2006
Reprinted by permission of LexisNexis Canada, Inc., from Internet
and E-Commerce Law in Canada, edited by Michael Geist, copyright 2006. This
article originally appeared in two parts in the May and June 2006
issues.
I Am Not My Brother's Keeper: New Host Liability Ruling
May 10, 2006
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued its judgment in Childs
v. Desormeaux (May 5, 2006), a social host liability case from
Ontario, deciding that hosts of a party at which alcohol is served
are not under a duty of care to members of the public who may be
injured by an intoxicated guest's conduct.
Alberta to Amend FOIPPA
April 22, 2006
A new bill with implications for processors of personal information
for Alberta public bodies is before the Alberta Legislature.
Creative Challenges to the Existing Securities Litigation Landscape
April 20, 2006
More often than not, when lawyers think of securities laws, they think of a technical blanket of rules and regulations layered on businesses by a variety of regulators. Securities litigation is viewed as much more of a science than an art.
Cross-Border Oil and Gas M&A
April 20, 2006
One of the main avenues by which American companies have tapped into Canada's abundant oil and gas wealth is through cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The purpose of this article is to survey the current state of Canada/US cross border M&A. The first section will outline the Canadian oil and gas resource endowment. The second section will examine the factors which drive cross border energy M&A. The third section will review two of the larger cross-border deals completed in 2005.
Innovation Trends for Outsourcing Transactions
April 20, 2006
If one of the most pressing demands on a lawyer's creativity is resolving conflicting demands and balancing competing interests, then outsourcing transactions have to beat the forefront of that professional challenge. Few other commercial transactions are as important to the enterprise (often outsourcing services are worth many hundreds of millions of dollars over the contract term) and yet have such a dismal record of business difficulties and even project failure.
Protecting Yourself
April 15, 2006
Published in the April 2006 issue of Lexpert magazine as
part of Barry Reiter's regular column. Co-authored by Aaron Emes.
Greening the Deal: Canadian Perspective on Environmental Consideration in Cross-Border Transactions
April 07, 2006
On April 7, 2006, Bennett Jones environmental law practice group head, Gray Taylor, participated in a panel debating environmental issues in international transactions. During this discussion, he underscored the need for non-Canadian lawyers to be aware of significant features of Canadian environmental law when approaching international M&A deals that involve Canada.
Disclosing Personal Information in a Data Room: Is Consent Required?
April 03, 2006
When deciding what information to include in a data room in
Alberta, it is important to consider not only what the purchaser
will wish to see and what the vendor is prepared
to disclose, but also the impact that Canada's private sector
privacy legislation may have on the ability of the vendor to
include personal information in the materials to be disclosed and,
in particular, whether or not consent is required for such
disclosure.
Payment of Expenses and Contribution Holiday Found Invalid in Recent Court Decision
April 01, 2006
Issues involving the use of pension plan assets are frequently contentious. For over a decade, pension plans and the employers who sponsor those pension plans have increasingly found themselves as the target of litigation. Until recently, such litigation has been all about surplus. Recently, however, we have begun to see evidence of a new wave of litigation against employers related to the use of pension plan assets to pay plan expenses. In many ways, this is a natural progression.
Bennett Jones