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Jay Hoffman and Maryam Zargar interviewed on addition of Zargar Lawyers team to Business Law Group

Law.com International, "Canada's Miller Thomson Acquires Vancouver Boutique, Bolstering Corporate and M&A Group and Continuing 'Growth Mode'"

Jay Hoffman and Maryam Zargar speak to Law.com International on the growth of the Business Law Group in Vancouver with the recent addition of the Zargar Lawyers team: The firm, which has 11 offices across Canada, is actively in growth […]

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Provincial carbon regimes: Mixed bag to fight climate change

The Lawyers Daily

Jason Kroft and Ghazal Hamedani co-author an article in The Lawyer’s Daily that provides a high-level summary of key provincial carbon regimes. The goal of this article and the previous article on the federal carbon laws is to establish as […]

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Geoff Mason appears on The Jas Johal Show to discuss 4-day workweeks

980CKNW The Jas Johal Show

Geoff Mason shares his thoughts on the feasibility of 4-day workweeks and what organizations should consider when implementing such an initiative: Any company that wants to try it, the first thing I would say is to implement a pilot project […]

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Canada prohibits no poaching and wage-fixing agreements

On June 23, 2022, the Competition Act (the “Act”) was amended as a result of the Budget Implementation Act, 2022 (the “Amendments”). Some of the changes to the Act are not in effect yet, thus giving firms precious time to […]

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Amanda Cutinha quoted in Canadian Lawyer article on federal privacy law deficiencies

Canadian Lawyer

This article discusses how current Canadian privacy law lacks a clear governance framework for the collection and use of some personal information. Mobility data that is de-identified – stripped of markers revealing the identity of its source – and which […]

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Geoff Mason discusses how employers should address workplace harassment complaints on The Jas Johal Show

980CKNW The Jas Johal Show

Geoff Mason was interviewed on the latest episode of The Jas Johal Show, focusing on the 16 women who filed workplace harassment complaints against BC Ferries. Listen to the full interview: 16 women file workplace harassment complaints against BC Ferries

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Michael Gibson and Roberto Noce, KC, author reference on condominium law in Alberta

Condominium Law in Alberta

Thomson Reuters has released Condominium Law in Alberta, authored by Miller Thomson Condominium & Strata lawyers Michael Gibson and Roberto Noce, KC. This comprehensive reference is the only book of its kind focused on condominium laws specific to Alberta, including […]

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Canadian Immigration: 5 recent updates you should know about

There have been a number of important changes to different Canadian Immigration categories over the past few months, and we anticipate several more to come before the end of 2022.  Here is a summary of some of the more significant […]

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Geoff Mason joins Jas Johal for a conversation on wage transparency legislation

980CKNW The Jas Johal Show

New York City has passed a law requiring most employers to include a salary range on job postings to promote wage transparency. Geoff Mason speaks to Jas Johal on the impact of this type of legislation and whether British Columbia […]

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Ontario Superior Court grapples with question: How may Parliament protect women and girls from sexual exploitation?

In 2013, in its landmark decision Canada (Attorney General) v Bedford, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously declared the country’s anti-prostitution law to be unconstitutional because the law violated the rights of sex workers to life, liberty and security of […]

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