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| Legal News and Views from Conkie & Company • Lawyers • February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women Lawyers LuncheonChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin (right), addressed the Women Lawyers Forum in Vancouver, Jan. 27. She is pictured here with WLF Chair, Jennifer Conkie. Read more ...
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Copyright:Nettwerk Stands Up Against RIAANettwerk is taking sides with the family of a U.S. teenager being sued by the Recording Industry Association of America for illegal downloading ... Employment Law:Intangible Injury Damages AwardedAn Ontario court has awarded damages to an employee intangibly injured by his employer’s unfair conduct in the course of his dismissal ... Employer pays for its harsh conductAn Ontario court has awarded damages to an employee for intangible injury by his employer’s unfair conduct in the course of his dismissal ... Appeal Court Restores Discrimination DecisionThe original decision stands on a BC Human Rights ruling on disrimination charges brought by female employees of the Vancouver Fire Department. ... Opinion:Jennifer's Opinion Piece (to come)Women are still finding it difficult to crack the glass ceiling ... Supreme Court of Canada:Reserved Judgement on Parental Leave JurisdictionThe SCC reserved judgement on whether maternity and parental leave benefits are a matter of federal jurisdiction. ... LEGO Fails to Block ImitatorsThe makers of LEGO bricks can no longer prevent imitators from marketing plastic bricks compatible with the famous LEGO toy, the SCC has ruled ... Construction Law:Swagger: Mountain or Molehill?A recent insurance law decision by the BC Supreme Court could affect the landscape for insurance coverage in "leaky condo" claims ... Architects and Engineers Must Practice Within BoundsA Manitoba court rules that architects and engineers must not assume responsibilities outside the bounds of their professions ... Technology:Beware of Dead Hard Drives!Old hard drives need a hard smash with a sledgehammer if you are serious about protecting your confidential data ... Good Works:Conkie & Company in the CommunityWomen Lawyers Forum ... Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach ... UBC Law Alumni Association ... Pivot Legal Housing Initiative ... and more ... Firm Notes:What's New at Conkie & CompanyA television appearance, clients in the news ... Our Website PickHave a look at the world's most technologically sophisticated courtroom: the U.S.-based Courtroom 21 Project ... |
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