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Hidden contracts: A danger in charity and not-for-profit governance

The Lawyer's Daily

Contracts or covenants are a central concept in many the world’s main religions, in particular the Abrahamic Covenant ones, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.  Today’s North American secular culture is similarly attracted to agreements as the basis for mutual activities, whether […]

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Important Decision on Family Status Discrimination

Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association Newsletter

In Kovintharajah v Paragon Linen & Laundry Services Inc., 2021 HRTO 98 (“Paragon Linen”) the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) provided clarity on the test for family status discrimination and awarded one of the highest ever damages awards […]

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Myron Mallia-Dare and Genesa Olivieri’s article on using options to attract and retain talent published by Business Law Today

ABA Business Law Today

Some of the most valuable assets for any company are its employees, key service providers, and advisors. This is particularly true for startups and emerging companies. A talented and dedicated team is essential to a company’s growth and scaling its […]

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Helen Friedman and Emily Compton’s law blog post was published by LexisNexis

LexisNexis

The original article, Accountability for the section 7(4) accounting report: When is it ‘reasonable and necessary’? was written for our insurance law blog on May 18, 2021. It discusses that Ontario Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule for insurers to fund accounting […]

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Advancing our clients’ ambitions: Representative Q1 2021 transactions

Miller Thomson’s M&A and Capital Markets teams are pleased to highlight transactions from Q1 2021 in “Advancing our Clients’ Ambitions”, showcasing the firm’s cross-industry depth and multi-jurisdictional capabilities.

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Jaclyne Reive quoted in Truck News article discussing the current regulatory environment for autonomous vehicles and more

Truck News, "Autonomous vehicles still face legal, legislative hurdles"

Advancing technology is bringing us ever closer to the vision of highly autonomous vehicles, but there are still related legislative and legal hurdles to overcome before such equipment is broadly used. “Use on Canadian public roads is still pretty limited,” […]

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Straight Talk: Recent Trends in Canadian M&A (Issue 2, 2021)

Canadian M&A accelerated through the first quarter of 2021, supported by growth in cross-border and domestic dealmaking. In this issue, in addition to our quarterly M&A review, we launch our Sector Spotlight with a focus on trends, challenges and deal […]

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Jonathan Tong quoted in Financial Post article on international purchases of Canadian makers of video games

Financial Post, "China is getting the Liberals into video games"

“The government wants to keep the IP and the key personnel here in Canada,” said Jonathan Tong, a partner and capital markets lawyer at Miller Thomson LLP. “We don’t want a situation where everyone is leaving for Silicon Valley.”… If […]

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The FIDIC international standard form contracts: the Red Book

Canadian Consulting Engineer

The use of a standard form of contract by which the parties’ obligations and rights are predetermined can present several advantages. Standardized industry contracts generally provide for an equitable distribution of risk between the client and the contractor, offer familiarity […]

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Stocked up: How startups and emerging companies can effectively utilize options to attract and retain talent

One of the most valuable assets for any company is its employees, key service providers and advisors. This is particularly true for startups and emerging companies. A talented and dedicated team is essential to a company’s growth and scaling its […]

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