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Managing Insider Risk - Recent Best Practices Guidance

Canada - July 23 2019 Employees and other insiders are a major security risk. A significant portion of cybersecurity incidents are caused or facilitated by the affected…

Summary Judgment May Not Be Appropriate for Determining Reasonable Notice

Canada - April 2 2019 ​Trials are too expensive for many litigants. Summary judgment is one way of resolving disputes without a trial. In Alberta, summary judgment is…

Denunciation by Whistleblowers: was the Ex-Employee’s Defamation Suit Abusive?

Canada - April 2 2019 Can a senior executive who has been dismissed based on allegations made in an anonymous letter, and who has signed a release and discharge agreement…

A Business Deal Is a Business Deal... or Is It?

Canada - April 2 2019 In some business deals, key employees holding equity are required by the purchaser to execute broad releases relating to pre-closing claims. A recent…

Changes to Form T3010, Registered Charity Information Return

Canada - March 26 2019 As a result of the new rules on public policy dialogue and development activities (PPDDAs), the Canada Revenue Agency is making changes to the…

Federal Budget 2019 - Impact on Charities and Non-profit Organizations

Canada - March 20 2019 The Government's 2019 Federal Budget was tabled yesterday. There were no tax measures affecting charities and non-profit organizations, including no…

Government Responds to the Report of the Consultation Panel on the Political Activities of Charities

Canada - March 11 2019 The CRA has developed and published a draft guidance for public consultation to explain how it will administer the new rules on public policy…

Lessons Learned from Recent Cases: The Importance of Your Contracts with Service Providers

USA - March 7 2019 We recently completed an occupier's liability lawsuit for a hospital that involved the contract between the hospital and its parking contractor. This…

Political Activities Update for Registered Charities

Canada - February 8 2019 The Liberal Government recently announced that it has withdrawn its appeal of the decision of the Ontario Superior Court in Canada Without Poverty v…

Preparing for Compliance with New Privacy Consent Guidelines

Canada - September 14 2018 Commencing January 1, 2019, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will begin enforcing Guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent, which impose…