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Wayne Logan is quoted in Canadian Lawyer on blockchain benefits
August 26, 2019
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Canadian Lawyer, "Is Blockchain worth the hype?"
“Blockchain works really well for provenance, be it about a cow from birth to slaughterhouse right to the table — blockchain offers remarkable traceability,” says Wayne Logan, an intellectual property lawyer who heads the blockchain practice at Miller Thomson LLP....
New Responsibilities for Vessel Owners in Connection with Wrecked Vessels in Force July 30, 2019
July 19, 2019
The Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, SC 2019, c.1 (the “Act”) will come into force on July 30, 2019 and incorporates the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 (the “Convention”) into Canadian Law. The implications of...
Paul Morrison quoted in Global News on class action lawsuits
July 13, 2019
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Global News, "Canadians don't often claim class action money, but they do from the RCMP. Why?"
Over a thousand women are expected to file claims in the second $100-million sexual harassment class action leveled against the RCMP in recent years. This new class action and settlement, which covers volunteers, municipal and contract employees who worked in conjunction with the Mounties, was...
Louis Amato-Gauci is quoted in Lexpert article on international trade practice, and the industry’s constant change
July 8, 2019
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2019 Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada, "Trade’s New Realities", 68-71
“We’ve been working forever in an atmosphere of liberal trade, and we’ve never seen anything like the current climate before. That’s what makes the practice so challenging.” Read the full article.
Alexander Lalka quoted in Cannabis Wire article on Canopy Growth’s acquisition of Acreage Holdings
July 2, 2019
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Cannabis Wire, "At LA Cannabis Conference, Investors Talk Canopy, Acreage, and the Double-Edged Sword of Prohibition"
The transaction, in which Canopy sort of pre-acquired Acreage, was carried out through a “plan of arrangement,” a court-approved process for a foreign merger that has become popular in Canada, Joshua Masur, a partner at Zuber Lawler, noted during a...
David Krebs co-presents in webinar entitled “So Your Not-For-Profit Has Been Hacked…Now What?”
June 18, 2019
Miller Thomson and BDO present a webinar on what to do in the event that your not-for-profit organization is faced with a cyber-incident. This webinar includes: Indications you’ve been hacked – things to look for PIPEDA regulations and understanding your legal...
James Zibarras quoted in Law Times on the expansion of the tort of malicious prosecution
June 14, 2019
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Law Times, "Lawyer wins appeal in lawsuit with paralegal"
A lawyer was not responsible for maliciously prosecuting a paralegal accused of stealing client files, the Court of Appeal of Ontario said, overturning a lower court’s ruling. Read the full article.
Louis Amato-Gauci quoted in Lexpert article: “Trade’s New Realities”
June 14, 2019
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Lexpert Business of Law, "Trade's New Realities"
For lawyers working in international trade law – not to mention their clients – it’s a strange new world indeed. “We’ve been working forever in an atmosphere of liberal trade, and we’ve never seen anything like the current climate before,”...
Managing the Many Faces of Cyber-Attacks: Lessons for the construction industry
May 30, 2019
Think BIG Magazine, 45-47
Imagine your company is part of a large infrastructure project with a host of suppliers, customers, as well as government participation and considerable public media attention. Now imagine that one morning you were told by one of your staff that...
David Krebs and Luanne Schlosser are quoted in The Hill Times article, “Privacy watchdog proposing rule change that could see firms revise data-use policies”
May 23, 2019
The Hill Times, "Privacy watchdog proposing rule change that could see firms revise data-use policies"
Companies could soon be rewriting their privacy policies to fit a change the privacy commissioner is contemplating that could mean getting a person’s explicit okay in all cases when their data is to be transferred across the border. Though the...