ARTICLE · 20 MARCH 2015

2014 In Review: Ten Important Decisions And Developments Of The Past Year

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This video presents our annual review of top legal highlights of 2014.

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This video presents our annual review of top legal highlights of 2014. Our lawyers discuss various cases, including the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation v HQ case, the latest decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada on class actions, aboriginal law and employee termination notices, and new anti-counterfeiting remedies in copyright and trade-marks.

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