Resources

In this ongoing series, the Women Lawyers Forum strives to tackle challenging issues that continue to affect women in our profession disproportionately.

It is imperative to remain up to date on developments that could have impact on your clients. Join your colleagues to hear about updates on technical topics, including amendments to international tax regulations, new rules with regard to graduated rate estates and updates related to administration rules and penalties for charities in a tax context.

Innovative and emerging start-ups need critical legal advice that not only protects their interests, but also fits with their often limited budgets. Whether establishing a brand, or developing a technology or product, intellectual property protections are often essential given the potential value of these assets in the future if the business succeeds.

It has been almost five months since Bill C-14 received royal assent and the Criminal Code was amended to allow for medically assisted dying.

The statutory right to access government-held information can, in various circumstances, be effectively used to gather facts, knowledge and evidence to assist your clients.

Provincial statutes confer significant and various powers, duties and functions on Minsters of the Crown. The Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes municipalities to delegate powers and duties under that and other Acts.

In January 2016, after almost nine years of litigation, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the Government of Canada is discriminating against First Nations children in the provision of child welfare services.

Get up to date on everything you want and need to know about financial products, including their tax ramifications, how to use them as planning tools, and what the products can mean to your litigation and ability to settle.

The law in the area of workplace safety and insurance continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Both the courts and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeal Tribunal have addressed a number of important and complex legal issues this past year.

How can your company build a healthy compliance ecosystem, including an effective “tone from the top”? Our expert panelists will share their insight into effective strategies for training, risk assessment, whistleblower investigations, and benchmarking.