A financial planner's wrongful dismissal case against RBC resulted in over $2.5 million in damages after the bank filed an inaccurate termination notice that destroyed her career prospects. The Ontario Superior Court found the bank's conduct vindictive and its allegations of cause unproven, raising critical questions about employer obligations when reporting terminations in the investment industry.

The Brazil Belgium social security agreement signed in Brussels on October 4, 2009 entered into force on February 12, date of publication of presidential Decree No. 8,405/2015 in the official gazette.

Associate Francesca De Silva shares insights into her career at Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers, discussing her tenure with the firm and what drives her passion for legal practice.

In the recent Court of Appeal for British Columbia (BCCA) case of Silva v. Leippi, the Court upheld the trial decision that a wrongfully dismissed employee was not entitled to damages.

On May 30th 2018, the Brazilian Congress enacted Law 13,670/2018, aiming to compensate the tax relief granted by the federal government on the diesel oil, as an outcome of the recent negotiations...

AXA Portugal is reducing the number of lawyers and firms on its panel because its legal spend has been cut dramatically in recent years, says general counsel Luciana Silva

Last October 14, the International Organization for Standardization - ISO published the standard ISO 37001 - the Anti-Bribery Management Systems

Brazil on November 13 published in its official gazette presidential decrees promulgating its income tax treaties with Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, years after they were signed.

"On the 24th of October 2016, Brazilian tax authorities have issued a ruling (ADI/RFB 7/2016) determining the levy of Withholding Income Tax (WHT) and Contribution of Intervention on the Public Domain (CIDE), ..

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva assumed office on January 1 after being elected to a third term in a contentious and closely fought race.

Federal Law 13,428 was enacted in March 30th 2017 ruling the reopening of the Brazilian Special Regime for Tax and Exchange Legalization ("RERCT"), taking into consideration the success of its first version, which represented an extra revenue for tax authorities in 2016 of over BRL 45 billion.

Last week, agents from Brazil's environmental protection agency, the Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama), carried out the first significant environmental enforcement activity under the...

The first panel of Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) has delivered an important decision that limits the imposition of penalties on taxpayers.

Peter J. Tucci was featured in the Princeton Info article "Bonaparte Collector Peter Tucci Gets Royal Treatment at Silva Gallery."

The Ontario Superior Court's decision in Silva v Royal Bank of Canada examines whether regulatory compliance concerns and policy violations automatically justify dismissal for cause. When RBC terminated a long-serving financial planner following an investigation into client transactions and compliance practices, the Court scrutinized not only the alleged misconduct but also the fairness of the investigation and the substantial impact of regulatory reporting on the employee's future career prospects.

It has become a trend over the recent years the consideration of compulsory licensing based on inaccessibility grounds i.e. high pricing of patented pharmaceutical products...

The first panel of Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) has delivered an important decision that limits the imposition of penalties on taxpayers.

Teneo Senior Managing Director Bernardo Silva joins Katten's Paul Musser to explore the unprecedented distress gripping the wine and spirits industry following a pandemic-induced boom.

Businesses may feel aggrieved when faced with competition from former key personnel.

Earlier this year, the CVM – the equivalent to the SEC in Brazil – had issued a regulation to forbid local funds from investing in bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies.