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Supreme Court restores damages in corporate raid trial

KIRK MAKIN — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:54 EDT

Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and 12 investment brokers liable for damages totalling almost $2-million after defecting from RBC branch office in Cranbrook, B.C. in 2002

A deal is a deal, right?

JACQUIE McNISH — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:40 EDT

Agreements once considered iron-clad are being revisited as courts take a more pragmatic approach to turbulent times

Don't adopt U.S.-style merger review

Jay Holsten — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:04 EDT

Move would add significantly to regulatory burden, costs

Firestorms, black clouds and silver linings

JACQUIE McNISH — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:04 EDT

Amid the financial crisis, here's how some corporate veterans see the world changing for business

Balance-sheet rebirths outside bankruptcy court

JACQUIE MCNISH — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:02 EDT

Smart businesses will take preventive measures and ready themselves for a grim era in which capital has become the new oil, an increasingly scarce and expensive commodity

Is the BlackBerry cutting into billable time?

MARZENA CZARNECKA — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:31 EDT

The BlackBerry is the ultimate client service tool - today's law firms can't imagine how their lawyers could function without them. But the revenue-relevant question is: Are they billing that airport time?

New lobby rules mean more work for lawyers

Jennifer Allen — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:29 EDT

Once you figure out if you're a player, it's up to you to report publicly what you're up to

Labour pains at McCarthys

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:24 EDT

Two more practitioners depart to join Street rival Fasken

A fierce litigator who was a 'gentleman'

JACQUIE McNISH — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:55 EDT

George Glezos dove into lawsuits with intensity, argued with a flourish in court and never uttered a cross word to opponents

Lawyer finds gaping hole in securities law

JACQUIE McNISH — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:54 EDT

Court rules that the Securities Act of Ontario does not cover ex-members of investment organization once they leave their jobs