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All rights reserved.SaturdaySunday0123456789101113141517181920212223http://www.nortonrose.com/common/images/logo_reverse.gifhttp://www.nortonrose.comThe Equator Principles (EP) is an agreement amongst 76 global financial institutions (known as EP Financial Institutions or EPFI) to apply environmental and...Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80287/equator-principles-iii-is-approved-and-launched-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinkhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80287/equator-principles-iii-is-approved-and-launched-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinktext/plainIn a recent decision, an Ontario arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a grievor with 37 years of service for repeated violations of the company’s health and...Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80293/health-and-safety-trumps-employees-seniorityhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80293/health-and-safety-trumps-employees-senioritytext/plainDryco Drywall Supplies Ltd. v Teamsters Local Union 213 is an important reminder to employers that even extreme acts of workplace misconduct may not give rise to...Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80278/set-your-co-worker-on-fire-it-may-not-be-cause-for-dismissalhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80278/set-your-co-worker-on-fire-it-may-not-be-cause-for-dismissaltext/plainOn May 10, 2013, the senior deputy commissioner at the Mergers Branch of the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) announced that the Bureau is changing its information...Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80295/canadian-competition-bureaus-new-approach-to-upstream-oil-and-gas-mergershttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80295/canadian-competition-bureaus-new-approach-to-upstream-oil-and-gas-mergerstext/plainThe forestry company Moulton Contracting obtained licences from the British Columbia government to harvest timber on two tracts of land in the territory of the...Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80267/supreme-court-of-canada-focuses-attention-on-the-collective-and-individual-aspects-of-aboriginal-and-treaty-rightshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80267/supreme-court-of-canada-focuses-attention-on-the-collective-and-individual-aspects-of-aboriginal-and-treaty-rightstext/plainWe enclose an update of some recent noteworthy cases and developments concerning aboriginal law and the duty to consult.Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80275/aboriginal-consultation-recent-highlightshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80275/aboriginal-consultation-recent-highlightstext/plainThreatening to resign, when used by an employee to bargain for better working conditions, is a weapon that cuts both ways.Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80239/resignation-as-a-bargaining-weapon-a-double-edged-swordhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80239/resignation-as-a-bargaining-weapon-a-double-edged-swordtext/plainMiguel Manzano and Marilyne Rougeau’s column on the registration of mining claims in Quebec appeared in the May issue of Canadian Mining Journal.Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80195/canadian-lawyer-legal-feeds-blog-diversity-in-adr-unfamiliar-doesnt-mean-inferiorhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80195/canadian-lawyer-legal-feeds-blog-diversity-in-adr-unfamiliar-doesnt-mean-inferiortext/plainMiguel Manzano and Marilyne Rougeau’s column on the registration of mining claims in Quebec appeared in the May issue of Canadian Mining Journal.Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80196/canadian-mining-journal-mining-securities-in-quebechttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80196/canadian-mining-journal-mining-securities-in-quebectext/plainL'auteur explique les détails d'une procédure légale permettant aux travailleurs étrangers détenant un Certificat de sélection...Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80185/lobtention-dun-certificat-de-selection-du-quebec-permet-maintenant-de-maintenir-lemploi-ou-dobtenir-un-nouveau-permis-de-travail-pour-un-travailleur-etrangerhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80185/lobtention-dun-certificat-de-selection-du-quebec-permet-maintenant-de-maintenir-lemploi-ou-dobtenir-un-nouveau-permis-de-travail-pour-un-travailleur-etrangertext/plainIn a joint interview with Mining Weekly, Walied Soliman and Orestes Pasparakis explain why a mining company could find itself threatened by a proxy battle and...Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80197/mining-weekly-norton-rose-predicts-continued-onslaught-of-proxy-battles-in-mining-sectorhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80197/mining-weekly-norton-rose-predicts-continued-onslaught-of-proxy-battles-in-mining-sectortext/plainIn a recent decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled for the first time that an employer can waive the notice given by an employee who resigns.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80156/notice-of-resignation-will-employers-still-be-notified-before-an-employee-leaveshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80156/notice-of-resignation-will-employers-still-be-notified-before-an-employee-leavestext/plainLatest event as part of Norton Rose's Women in Business - Achieving Our Full Potential speakers series featuring the veteran business journalist.Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80115/amanda-lang-on-emthe-power-of-whyem-at-norton-rosehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80115/amanda-lang-on-emthe-power-of-whyem-at-norton-rosetext/plainJeremy Devereux commented on potential changes to update the Ontario Securities Act on Canadian Lawyer’s Legal Feeds Blog.Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80096/canadian-lawyer-ontario-government-hints-it-may-address-limitation-periodshttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80096/canadian-lawyer-ontario-government-hints-it-may-address-limitation-periodstext/plainThe Equator Principles (EP) is an agreement amongst 76 global financial institutions to apply environmental and social standards to certain investment decisions.Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80059/equator-principles-iii-is-coming-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinkhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80059/equator-principles-iii-is-coming-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinktext/plainIn a recent judgment by the Court of Québec which may raise a few eyebrows, an investigator hired by an employer to inquire into psychological harassment...Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80047/psychological-harassment-complaints-when-the-investigator-gets-suedhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80047/psychological-harassment-complaints-when-the-investigator-gets-suedtext/plainFollowing its approval in December 2012 of two high-profile transactions involving foreign state-owned enterprises acquiring Canadian businesses, the Canadian...Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80033/budget-bill-includes-state-owned-enterprise-amendments-to-investment-canada-acthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80033/budget-bill-includes-state-owned-enterprise-amendments-to-investment-canada-acttext/plainDuring the last provincial elections in Quebec, the Parti Québécois, which now forms the provincial government, promised to change the mining royalties regime to...Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80009/quebec-government-unveils-its-proposed-mining-tax-regimehttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80009/quebec-government-unveils-its-proposed-mining-tax-regimetext/plainOn April 23, 2013, Canadian securities regulators provided exemptive relief from certain disclosure requirements to a group of dealers in connection with private...Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79953/exemptive-relief-granted-to-facilitate-foreign-offerings-being-extended-into-canadahttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79953/exemptive-relief-granted-to-facilitate-foreign-offerings-being-extended-into-canadatext/plainOn May 1, 2013, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released its annual IP report for 2013. Canada has been placed on the “Watch List" for 2013 due...Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79960/pharma-in-brief-canada-ustr-slams-canada-over-the-treatment-of-pharmaceutical-patentshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79960/pharma-in-brief-canada-ustr-slams-canada-over-the-treatment-of-pharmaceutical-patentstext/plainNorton Rose is pleased to announce that Olga Farman is joining the Quebec City office as a partner in the business law group. Her practice areas are life sciences, healthcare and technology, business law and intellectual property lawThu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79954/norton-rose-in-quebec-welcomes-a-new-partnerhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79954/norton-rose-in-quebec-welcomes-a-new-partnertext/plainInternational legal practice Norton Rose is pleased to announce that the Chairman of Norton Rose in Australia, partner Adrian Ahern has become Global Chairman.Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80030/adrian-ahern-commences-term-as-global-chairman-of-norton-rosehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80030/adrian-ahern-commences-term-as-global-chairman-of-norton-rosetext/plainKevin Ackhurst comments on the Canadian government’s latest changes in how it plans to oversee investments by foreign, state-owned enterprises.Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79863/the-wall-street-journal-canada-sharpens-focus-on-soe-dealshttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79863/the-wall-street-journal-canada-sharpens-focus-on-soe-dealstext/plainPatrick Kierans comments on patent protection in the pharmaceutical industry in the third of a three-part series on the topic in Canadian Medical Association JournalTue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79958/canadian-medical-association-journal-drug-patents-the-high-price-of-watchdog-litigationhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79958/canadian-medical-association-journal-drug-patents-the-high-price-of-watchdog-litigationtext/plainOn April 26, 2013, Health Canada published a notice to inform clinical trial sponsors that information about clinical trials will be published.Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79827/pharma-in-brief-canada-health-canada-authorizes-publication-of-clinical-trial-informationhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79827/pharma-in-brief-canada-health-canada-authorizes-publication-of-clinical-trial-informationtext/plain