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14 Practising Preventive Litigation
Litigation with clients is not good for business, so increasingly more companies are
CAnAdiAn CorporAte Counsel AssoCiAtion focusing on preventive tactics. Learn what you can do to help your organization.
l’AssoCiAtion CAnAdienne des By Jim Middlemiss
Conseillers(Ères) JuridiQues d’entreprises
1210 – 20 Toronto Street
Toronto, ON M5C 2B8 20 solicitor-client Privilege: Managing the risk at the Border
Tel: 416-869-0522
Email: ccca@ccca-cba.org We all travel with laptops and smartphones, which may contain sensitive documentation.
did you know border offcials have the power to examine that information, whether it is
CCCA ChAIr / PrÉSIDENT DE L’ACCJE covered by solicitor-client privilege or not? Find out how you can protect you and your clients.
Frédéric Pérodeau: Chair@ccca-cba.org
By Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
MANAgINg EDITOr / rÉDACTrICE EN ChEF
Lynne Yryku: LYryku@ccca-cba.org
ASSOCIATE EDITOr / rÉDACTrICE ASSOCIÉE 26 Honesty Becomes Law: the impact of Bhasin v. Hrynew
Karen Sadler: KSadler@ccca-cba.org The landscape of contract termination changed in 2014. Parties are now legally obliged to
ADVErTISINg / PUBLICITÉ perform their contractual duties honestly and reasonably. all in-house counsel need to know
Brian Trotter: BrianTrotter@outlook.com how to best manage the new duty of good faith. By Pablo Fuchs
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Olumide Adetunji 4 From the editor In-house counsel are the 6 Performance in the Law Department
Marianne Bolhuis
graeme Deuchars prime example of how law and business use the 29-point check-up to assess the
Vera Dokter can align effectively. effectiveness of your legal department.
Sébastien guénette By Richard G. Stock
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Laurie MacFarlane 5 From the chair The in-house counsel
Michael roth community is more vibrant than ever. 8 Diversity Rising through the ranks can
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