Publications
A Review of Whiplash Decisions in Alberta: January 1994 - June 2007 (UPDATED)
May 2008
Alan Rudakoff and Kevin Barr
Pay Attention to Filing Deadlines
This article appeared in Canadian Property Tax Association Communication Update March / April 2008
Jud Virtue
Supreme Court Decision Which Fundamentally Alters the Approach to Judicial Review in Canada, March 2008
A decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9
Jud Virtue
Seeking an Increase of an Assessment at an MGB Hearing
This article appeared in Canadian Property Tax Association Communication Update January / February 2008
Jud Virtue
Alert-Supreme Court Decision Important for Employers, May 2008
A decision released by the Supreme Court of Canada important to all Canadian employers.
Employment and Labour
Megaprojects and Alliance Agreements, March/April 2008
This article appeared in Construction Business Magazine (reprinted with permission from Construction Business magazine)
Doug Graham
Site Remediation: The Ministry's Policy Dilemma, March 2008
This article appeared in Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine.
Madeleine Donahue
Final Federal Regulatory Framework for Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions, March 2008
A summary of the highlights of the federal government's Final Framework, the climate change plan for large emitters, released on March 10th, 2008.
Elisabeth DeMarco
Securities Law Alert - OSC Guidance on Environmental Disclosure, March 2008
When preparing financial statements, MD&A and AIFs, issuers should consider whether their environmental disclosure meets the guidelines provided in a staff notice recently issued by the Ontario Securities Commission. Click on the title to see more details.
Securities Practice Group
Securities Law Alert - Amendments to Obligations to File Material Contracts Effective March 17, 2008, March 2008
Amendments to the obligation to file material contracts under National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations ("NI 51-102") and the related Companion Policy come into effect on March 17, 2008. Click on the title to see more details of these amendments in the attached Securities Alert.
Securities Practice Group
Commission Appeals Ruling of Alberta Court of Appeal, March 2008
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Appeals Ruling of Alberta Court of Appeal. The Appeal Court held that pre-employment drug screening, with automatic consequences in the event of failure, does not violate the Human Rights, Citizenship & Multiculturalism Act in a case dealing with a safety-sensitive workplace. The Commission seeks to reverse that decision.
Andrew Robertson
Commentary: Alberta's New Royalty Structure, February 2008
Macleod Dixon's analysis of the key changes and impact of the Government of Alberta's changes to the province's royalty structure.
Chrysten Perry and Lori Bevan
Securities Law Alert - New Proposed Compensation Disclosure Rules, February 2008
The CSA has released for comment a revised set of compensation disclosure rules. Click on the title to see more details of these proposed amendments in the attached Securities Alert.
Securities Practice Group
Secondary Market Liability of Directors and Officers, February 2008
Alberta and other provinces have enacted or are in the process of enacting virtually identical legislation to that of Ontario's Securities Act which, in 2005, created new statutory causes of action in favour of the "secondary market" against directors, officers and others for misrepresentation and failure to comply with disclosure obligations. This paper provides an overview of the new liability regime as well as some risk management suggestions for directors and officers.
Steve Leitl and Matt Vernon
Commentary: Public's land use recommendations may hurt oil industry, The Lawyers Weekly, January 2008
Macleod Dixon's analysis of the impact of Alberta's land-use strategy to resolve the tension between its rapidly population growth and booming oil and gas industry.
Trent Mercier
Asbestos - Old Substance, New Requirements, January 2008
Building owners, tenants, employers, project owners, contractors, workers involved in construction and demolition projects, consultants and lawyers need to be aware of the new requirements concerning "non-friable" asbestos that came into force in November 2007.
Madeleine Donahue
Publications & Bulletins from our Caracas Office
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