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	Labour & Employment Newsletter [added July 31/08]

	"Bad Faith" and Punitive Damages Curtailed by Supreme Court of Canada Read it here.

	Labour & Employment e-BULLetin [added July 1/08]

	Honda Canada – Supreme Court Decision Read it here.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter [added June 30/08]

	Incentive Plans and the Unexpected Read it here.

	*Maritime - Interpretation of ‘Shipper’ under the Canada Transportation Act* [added June 25/08]**

	This article discusses the interpretation of ‘Shipper’ under the Canada Transportation Act. Read it here.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter [added June 3/08]

	British Columbia Court of Appeal Halts Overtime Class Action. Read it here.

	Securities Group e-BULLetin [added May 21/08]

	This recent bulletin discusses disclosure recommendations made by the Canadian Securities Administrators relating to the changeover to International Financial Reporting Standards. Read it here.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter[added April 30/08]

	The Net Result: How Internet blogging has transformed the everyday workplace. Read it here.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter [added March 31/08]

	Human Rights – Accommodation of Disabled Probationers and Job Applicants. Read it here.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter [added February 29/08]

	Drug Testing Policies – Developments from the Oil Patch. Read it here.

	Latest Securities Group Case Comment [added February 20/08]

	The latest Case Comment by our Securities Group addresses the question "At What Point Do Merger and Acquisition Discussions Need To Be Publicly Disclosed?" which was recently considered by an Ontario Securities Commission panel in the case of Advanced Information Technologies Corporation, Bernard Jude Ashe and Deborah Weinstein. Read it here.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter [added January 31/08]

	New Overtime Liabilities. Read it here.

	Maritime - Insurance Companies Act Changes [added January 14/08]

	This article discusses important changes to the Insurance Companies Act and their impact on marine insurance. Read it here.

	Environmental Legal Brief [added December 7/07]

	Shelley O'Callaghan and Max Collett contribute to the latest Environmental Legal Brief.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter [added December 1/07]

	Human Rights Tribunal - Escalating Compensation Awards. Read it here.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter [added November 1/07]

	Mandatory Retirement: What You Need To Know. Read it here.

	Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal Article [added June 21/07]

	Kate Misurka writes on Powers of Attorney: A Corporate and Commercial Application.

	Environmental Legal Brief [added June 7/07]

	Shelley O'Callaghan and Matt Mulligan contribute to the latest Environmental Legal Brief.

	Case Comment - Continental Stee l[added May 15/07]

	Karen Martin writes about a recent Court of Appeal decision on the bid process. Read it here.

	Lawyers Weekly article - Contaminated Sites [added April 27/07]

	Dan Bennett and Holman Wang have recently published an article entitled "Polluter pays principle rejected in claim for recovery of legal costs". Read it here (reprinted with permission by LexisNexis).

	Engineering & Construction Newsletter [added March 8/07]

	Builders' Leins, Limitation Clauses, Strata Owners' Rights, New Lawyer Announcements Download PDF

	Case Comment - Kick Back or Not? [added February 6/07]

	The Local Government Group discuss a recent ruling pertaining to the awarding of exclusive contracts in order to raise revenue. Read it here.

	Case Comment - Tender Law [added February 1/07]

	Karen Martin outlines a recent Supreme Court of Canada case that once again changes the course of Tender Law. Read it here.

	Environmental Legal Brief [added November 16/06]

	Shelley O'Callaghan and Max Collett contribute to the latest Enivronmental Legal Brief.

	Law of implied terms is still evolving [added October 20/06]

	Dan Bennett and Christian Petersen discuss the Law of Implied Terms. Read it here. (This article appeared in The Lawyers Weekly published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. and is reprinted with permission)

	Risk Management in Canadian Health Care [added October 10/06]

	Penny Washington recently published an article entitled "Incorporating Legal and Legislative Requirements for Effective Health Care Institution Risk Management in British Columbia". Read it here (reprinted with permission by LexisNexis).

	Case Comments - Boards of Variance / Permissive Tax Exemptions[added September 15/06]

	Vancouver City Council, sitting in camera, passed a five-part resolution rescinding the appointment of the chair and the other four members of the Board of Variance for the City of Vancouver. Read the brief here. On August 4, 2006, the British Columbia Supreme Court found heavily in favour of a municipality that was alleged to have acted in a discriminatory manner. Read the brief here.

	Case Comment - Municipality granted publication Injunction against media outlet [added July 26/06]

	On July 20, 2006 Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP obtained a precedent setting injunction on behalf of a British Columbia city to prevent the publisher of a local newspaper from reporting the substance or content of a confidential legal opinion. Read it here.

	Focus on Professional Development [added June 28/06]

	Thelma O'Grady, Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP's Manager of Professional Development, provided comments to and was quoted in the June 23, 2006 issue of The Lawyers Weekly regarding our focus on and commitment to providing career-long learning for all of our lawyers. Read it here.

	Maritime - Deck Cargo Exclusion Clauses [added June 7/06]

	This recent article considers the impact of a peculiar point of US law on Canadian shipments bound for the United States. Read it here.

	Engineering & Construction Newsletter - March 2006 [added March 13/06]

	Liquidated Damages Clauses in Construction Contracts, Owner Liable to Bidder for Failure to Thoroughly Evaluate Bid, Consultant’s Duty in Determining Issues Under Construction Contracts. Read it here.

	Case Comment - Zoning Bylaws and public zones and uses.[added March 13/06]

	Does your zoning bylaw create "public" or "government" zones and uses? On January 24, 2006 the British Columbia Court of Appeal found that this definition of uses is a form of discrimination between public and private "users" which is not authorized by section 903 of the Local Government Act. Read it here.

	Case Comment - Recent decision regarding the CPR and Vancouver's development plan for the Arbutus Corridor[added March 8/06]

	On February 23, 2006 the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Canadian Pacific Railway Co. v. Vancouver (City) (B.C.) (30374) and in doing so confirmed that the City of Vancouver, in exercising its broad planning powers under the Vancouver Charter, is not required to compensate the Canadian Pacific Railway for an official development plan bylaw’s effect on CPR’s land. Read it here.

	Labour & Employment Newsletter - December 2005

	Two Years of Private Sector Privacy in British Columbia; Right to Union Representative; Employment Issues on the Purchase or Sale of a Business Read it here.

	Environmental Brief - July 2005

	Recovery of "Reasonable Costs of Remediation"; New Ministry of Environment; New Pollution Laws in Canada Read it here.

	Engineering & Construction Newsletter - April 2005

	Consultant Liable to Owner for Tender Advice; Sub-Consultants and Potential Liability; Owner's "Notice of Completion" Failed to Trigger Lien Filing Period; Read it here.

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