Complimentary Archived Video Emergency Powers and their Limitations and Protections Against their Arbitrary Use March 25, 2020 Governments in Canada are afforded important legal tools, to help protect the public, during times of crisis.
Complimentary Archived Video New Decade: New Taxes? Update on U.S. Tax Law for Canadian Trusts and Estates Lawyers March 24, 2020 What does a new decade bring for advising your clients on U.S. tax law? Join our faculty to update yourself on cross-border tax issues involving residency implications, acquiring and holding foreign property, and limiting U.S. estate tax.
Complimentary Archived Video Remote Workforce: Employer Obligations, Health & Safety, Privacy and Emergency Changes to ESA March 24, 2020 In light of all of the concerns and developments currently facing us as a society, there are many rapidly evolving issues for employers.
Complimentary Archived Video Force Majeure, Contract Cancellations and Occupier’s Liability March 19, 2020 Lawyers are receiving an increasing number of inquiries related to force majeure clauses, liability of occupiers for the spread of the virus in their space, contract issues arising from cancellations and availability of insurance to cover losses.
Complimentary Archived Video Ground Shift - What Does Vavilov and the New Standard of Review Mean for your Immigration Practice March 11, 2020 On December 19, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decisions in a trilogy of cases, Vavilov, Bell Canada and NFL, rewriting the standard of review analysis set out in Dunsmuir.
Complimentary Archived Video The Intersection of Taxation and Insolvency March 03, 2020 The intersection of bankruptcy and taxation is a complicated area of the law. While there are a limited number of provisions in Canada's federal taxation statutes that specifically address situations where a taxpayer has become insolvent, there are a variety of other provisions that can apply to insolvency situations that lawyers must be aware of in order to best serve their clients.
Complimentary Archived Video Breaking the Internet: Current Issues in Broadcasting Law March 02, 2020 “Breaking the internet” used to refer to literally making the internet unusable. In recent years, it has come to mean dominating the online conversation. When it comes to current issues in broadcasting law, both meanings may apply.
Complimentary Archived Video Changes to Simplified Procedure and What They Mean for Your Employment Law Practice February 18, 2020 Significant changes to simplified actions come into effect on January 1, 2020.
Complimentary Archived Video “Kissing Cousins Reunited”: Focus on Family Law Issues in Estates Planning January 21, 2020 When your next estate planning file involves family law considerations, you will need to know how these two areas of law interact.
Complimentary Archived Video A New World for Standard of Review? Exploring the SCC’s Decision in the Judicial Review Trilogy January 17, 2020 On December 19, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decisions in a trilogy of cases, Vavilov, Bell Canada and NFL, rewriting the standard of review analysis set out in Dunsmuir.