Patenting Clean Technologies: Trends, Issues and Strategies

Spring 2010

With the renewed global focus on the environment and on developing clean technologies, patenting of clean technologies has become more prolific.  Plus

Government Regulation, Costs and Corporate Social Responsibility

Spring 2010

Productivity gains can be achieved through corporate social responsibility activities, particularly when itcomes to anticipating governmentaction. CSR does not mean conservation for the sake of conservation; it also recognizes that today's conversation...  Plus

A New Threat for Structured Finance: Are Flip Clauses Enforceable?

Spring 2010

A recent US bankruptcy case has challenged the enforceability of a common structured finance provision and exposed many highly rated transactions to the risk of downgrade and default.  Plus

Foreign States Don't Benefit from Absolute Immunity

Spring 2010

On February 10, 2010, the Court of Appeal for the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong (HKSAR) delivered a landmark decision that will be welcomed by the international business community.   Plus

Amendments to the Notifiable Transactions Regulations

Spring 2010

Amendments to the Notifiable Transactions Regulations made under Canada's Competition Act (the Regulations) came into force on February 2, 2010. These amendments reflect the legislative amendments to the Competition Act which were passed...  Plus

Privacy Laws and Regulations Around the Globe:

The Impact on Doing Business Internationally

Fall 2009

The protection of personal information is an important issue as business operations become increasingly global in nature. Coupled with the Internet enabling personal data to be distributed almost instantaneously across the globe, privacy has...  Plus

Battles Will Continue in Active Year for Proxy Fights

Fall 2009

The economic downturn is making proxy fights one of the stories of the year for 2009. Most battles have been in the resource sector so far, particularly with junior mining companies. But the scope of possible activity could widen as share prices in...  Plus

Peering Through the Cloud

Cloud computing: Many benefits but there are some legal issues to consider

Fall 2009

While outsourcing the processing or hosting of information is not a new idea, as many companies are familiar with application service providers (ASPs) and software-as-a-service (SaaS), ''cloud computing'' has become a catch-all phrase that represents...  Plus

The Investment Canada Act: Paper Tiger No More

Fall 2009

This year has seen several significant developments related to the Investment Canada Act (the Act). These include the enhancement of the enforcement powers of the Minister of Industry (the Minister) and the expansion of the Minister's power to now also...  Plus

What's in a Name or Logo, Design, Shape or Packaging?

Fall 2009

Executives often underestimate the value of their marketing tools when assessing their company's worth. Indeed, the brand under which a company's products or services are offered is often overlooked by the company in favour of the products or services...  Plus