The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, has a number of implications for employers, pension plan administrators, as well as both secured and unsecured creditors.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office ("CIPO") is imposing a 25 percent increase to most of its official fees as of January 1, 2024.

Joystiq.com, via Hollywood Reporter, is reporting that singer, actress, and all around diva, Beyoncé has been trying to dance her way out of a lawsuit started by her developer, Gate Five Studios ("Gate Five") for allegedly backing out of a video game called Superstar: Beyoncé.

The Alberta Court of Appeal in its recent decision, 776826 Alberta Ltd. v. Ostrowercha, 2015 ABCA 49, discussed the recent changes to the direction of the law on summary judgment applications.

The Department of Justice has announced the creation of an interagency task force designed to investigate and prosecute financial crimes of the type believed to play a role in causing the current financial crisis.

A recent decision handed down by Fair Work Australia (FWA) rejected an attempt by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) to obtain a majority support determination. The attempted strategy by the MUA (via its organiser Mr Heath) represents a concerted effort to infiltrate significant projects in WA's northwest and attract members in workforces that have not traditionally been targeted by the MUA.

An employer must take reasonable steps to redeploy a redundant employee, to avoid a potential unfair dismissal claim.

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It will be mandatory for each enterprise to pay such funds regardless of whether it has established a trade union.

In Budimex SA (C224/18), the CJEU was asked by a Polish Court to determine the time of supply in relation to a construction contract where no invoice was issued in accordance with articles

In the Romanian case of Amarasti Land Investment SRL, (C-707/18), the court considered the effect of a contractual arrangement between the parties to the sale of land for the first registration...

The New Zealand Inland Revenue has released an Officials' Issues Paper on Purchase Price Allocation setting out its proposals ...

GCC VAT regimes – State of play 2020 – In June 2016 the six GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)) signed the GCC VAT Framework...

On 4 May 2016, the text of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union

The Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs conducted an Inquiry into the Exposure Draft of the Personal Property Securities Bill 2008.

Owners and users constantly look to improve the efficiency of the supply chain and to increase supply chain throughput.

The article outlines key issues in sharing infrastructure and collectively negotiating and making resource agreements.

The amendments clarify that the chair of the meeting can vote undirected proxies on a remuneration report resolution.

This new bill will amend the Fair Work Act, in response to the Standing Committee's 2012 report on Workplace Bullying.

It is essential to check cross-references before entering into a contract.