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www.canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse 7 NEWS BRIEFS New disclosure regulations coming in 2020 for CBCA companies As of Jan. 1, 2020, new diversity disclo- sure requirements for public companies incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act will be in effect for their annual shareholder meetings. In addition to disclosing the number of women on boards of directors and in senior management positions, companies will have to provide information about Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities. The changes result from Bill C-25, which amended several acts in addition to the CBCA, receiving royal assent on May 1, 2018. More than 80% of readers don't wipe phones before travel Close to 83 per cent of readers in a recent Law Times poll say they travel internation- ally with potentially sensitive information on their phone — but one lawyer says there is no reason to do so. "You can store it in a secure cloud and ac- cess it later if needed," says Toronto lawyer Craig Penney. He acted on R. v. Singh, 2019 ONCJ 453, which dealt with the issue of privacy at the U.S.-Canada border. Penney says lawyers must keep abreast of policies that may embolden border officers. Competition bureau to give lawyers more warning on deal reviews Federal Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell said officials will be giving parties earlier and more transpar- ent feedback on mergers, according to Rob Kwinter, a partner at Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP's competition group in Toronto. During the American Bar Association's antitrust law section in July, Boswell told Kwinter the bureau will also be looking more deeply at efficiencies in defence and privilege claims. "It would be helpful if the bureau could provide earlier and more detailed thinking," says Kwinter. No two businesses are alike. We get that. You want a law firm that is flexible and can adapt to your particular business needs without compromising service or quality. At Pallett Valo LLP we provide forward-thinking legal counsel designed to respond to each client's unique legal challenges. That's what we call Right-sized Thinking®. Want a legal solution that's the right fit for you? Call us today to find out more. 2019-20 TOP 10 O N TA R I O R E G I O N A L F I R M Legal Service That Fits Any Occasion Right-sized Thinking® • 1-800-323-3781 • pallettvalo.com Your Authority For: Business Law • Commercial Litigation • Commercial Real Estate Construction • Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring Employment & Labour • Wills, Estates & Trusts where this takes us," she says. In three-and-a-half years since its inception, CLOC's member base has grown to 2,500 from 40.