BLG Monthly Update - January 2012
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BLG Monthly Update - January 2012
The BLG Monthly Update is a digest of recent developments in the law which Neil Guthrie, our National Director of Research, thinks you will find interesting or relevant – or both.
IN THIS MONTH'S EDITION: Business corporations/not-for-profits: a new hybrid in California – the flexible purpose corporation Civil procedure/arbitration: stopping the tail from wagging the elderly elephant – an end to vexatious proceedings in Alberta Civil procedure/professional ethics: don't be an ostrich and bury your head (or an unhelpful case) in the sand Contracts: beware the boilerplate – unused definition leads to unintended consequences Contracts: will common sense prevail in interpreting an ambiguous commercial contract? Contracts/restitution: if you pay a non-refundable deposit but the underlying contract is void, can you get the deposit back? Defamation: credible reasons for not pursuing libel claim with dispatch; not an abuse of process Employment law/torts: employer not vicariously liable for reprisals by whistleblower's colleagues Evidence/class actions: your expert really does need some qualifications and has to present more than unverifiable Google results – oh, and your claim needs a factual basis Evidence: limited initial review of opposing party's privileged documents not grounds for injunction Evidence: test for assertion of joint privilege by corporate director or officer Health law: hospital can require problem patient to seek critical treatment elsewhere In...See the full content of this document
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