INHOUSE
Vol. 8
Issue 3
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F E AT u R E s
20 COVER STORY
Skin in the game
In-house counsel are asking their
external counsel to play by
different rules these days.
By Jennifer Brown
28 Taking the politics
out of planning
The much-maligned Ontario
Municipal Board has its
detractors but many in-house
lawyers who appear before
it say it works. Does it need
to be revamped?
By Jim Middlemiss
COLuMns
11 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Ontario makes OH&S
training mandatory
By Kevin MacNeill and
Daniel Mayer
13
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
A Canadian approach to
combating counterfeits
By Janet M. Fuhrer
14
WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
Childcare case not
revolutionary
By Malcolm MacKillop and
Todd Weisberg
17 QUIZ
Keeping an eye on
municipal developments
D E pA R T M E n T s
7 NEWS ROUNDUP
A roundup of interesting trends
and news for legal departments.
33 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Conflicting opinions
With conflict of interest allegations
hitting the headlines, municipal
in-house counsel are advised to
keep abreast of developments.
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By Charlotte Santry
36 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Managing cyber risk
Should in-house counsel be asking
more questions about the strength
of their company's cyber systems
and bringing the conversation to
their department?
By Jennifer Brown
39 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Protecting the brand
General counsel for the
Edmonton Oilers is ever watchful
of the impact of social media on
the company's trademarks.
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By Vawn Himmelsbach
42 IN CLOSING
What are you
prepared to do?
From legal adviser to corporate
super hero — the role has
changed.
By Mark Johnson
By Bruce Engell and Tiffany Tsun
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