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"The eyes are very unreliable witnesses. Sometimes they see what they are meant to see."
Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous Belgium detective,...
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Originally published in The 2011 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Introduction
Three main trends are apparent...
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Recent Developments of Importance
Anti-trust regulators' review of the competitive impact of proposed business transactions can be significantly co...
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The Easter Vigil could, I think, quite safely be called THE Mass of the Christian Liturgical year. It is the Vigil, which is the main Mass of Easter. ...
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"There is more to life than increasing its speed"--Gandhi
The pace of our lives is quickening at an unparalleled speed; however, we rarely reflect o...
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The tourism industry in Malaysia has faced a new trend of Arab tourists' influx since year 2000. The Arabs spend the highest amount of expenses of RM 5,000.00 per trip. This has given a big benefit for the country's income. Unfortunately, Malaysia lacks psychological faculties, which is related to the language barriers to cater to Arab needs. The Deputy Tourism Minister has launched a programme to provide Arabic speaking students to serve in five star hotels in the city. This phenomenon clearly indicates a low concern of the tourism industry in providing skilful trainees in the tourism industry in Arabic language and at present there are no Arabic Language courses in tourism programmes to emphasize on the language skills at university level. This paper will try to share the importance o...
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This is a review of a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which has implications for Canadian patent owners and assignees.
Th...
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It's doesn't take rocket science to understand that it makes sense for a doctor to do a pelvic examination. After all, how would a mechanic diagnose the car's problem if he fails to open the hood? But over the years, all too often, I've seen wide-awake patients with pelvic complaints who have not had an internal pelvic examination by their doctor. This can have disastrous consequences.
Endometriosis may form bloodfilled ovarian cysts. These cysts can be easily diagnosed by ultrasound. But quite often this disease causes severe scarring of ligaments at the end of the vagina. It's this scarring that can cause severe pain during sex. But I've yet to see a case where this scarring can be diagnosed by ultrasound. So if a pelvic examination is not done the diagnosis will be missed and patient...
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The term "civil society" has been around for many years and is subject to much debate. Scholars and indeed governments differ in their views about the...
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Having just returned to Vancouver after almost six years of practicing in the international arbitration group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Par...