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Getting Privacy Due Diligence Right
14 septembre 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
Increasingly, a key asset that organizations hold is the sensitive data they collect, use and retain about their customers, employees and suppliers. It is, therefore, no surprise that data security and privacy compliance have become a top-of-mind consideration for organizations...
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Consider the Addition of Arbitration Clauses to Employment Agreements
11 septembre 2018
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
In our June 6, 2018 blog post we discussed the case of Lewis v. Westjet Airlines Ltd. and concerns around workplace harassment and discrimination claims being advanced through class action litigation. Obviously the cost and scale of damages for employers,...
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Pension Plans: Risk Management – Part II
10 septembre 2018
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Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
In our most recent blog post, we discussed some of the risks for directors, officers and other stakeholders in the administration of a registered pension plan. In this blog post, we focus on the risks to sponsors and administrators of...
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Upcoming Mandatory Breach Notification Refresher
7 septembre 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
In keeping with the global movement towards increased data protection legislation, as evidenced by the recent enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe and similar legislation adopted in California and Brazil, Canada will (as of November 1,...
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When a Spouse is not a Spouse
6 septembre 2018
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Superior Court has recently had the opportunity to revisit an issue that has not been addressed by the courts in twenty years: whether the Family Law Act definition of “spouse” applies to the Insurance Act definition of “spouse”. For...
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Brazilian GDPR Comes into Force
31 août 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
On August 14, 2018, less than three months after the coming into force of the European General Data Privacy Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the President of Brazil sanctioned, with partial veto, bill PLC 53/2018, which regulates the protection of personal information...
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Kapoor v. Kuzmanovski: A Debate on the Insurance Paying Juror
31 août 2018
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
Recently, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Kapoor v. Kuzmanovski, 2018 ONSC 4770 (CanLII) determined the issue of whether individuals who drive and pay automobile insurance premiums can be excluded as potential jurors in cases arising out of motor...
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Pension Plans: Risk Management – Part I
27 août 2018
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Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
Risk management is a key element in the governance of any registered pension plan. An important first step in risk management is the identification of potential risks. In Part I of a two-part blog post, we discuss the potential areas...
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Legal Considerations of Blockchain Technology
24 août 2018
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
Commonly known as Bitcoin’s underlying technology, blockchain is widely discussed but poorly understood. According to an HSBC global survey, 80% of individuals who have heard of “blockchain” said they do not understand it. While the technology has the potential to...
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Juries Behaving Badly
22 août 2018
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
Jury duty is an – often dreaded – civic duty central to the justice system in Canada. A juror’s duty is to listen to the evidence and argument, and to deliver an independent, impartial decision based on the case presented...
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