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labour and employment
Dean Panel continued:
New mandatory health and
safety training in Ontario
By Kevin MacNeill and
Samantha Seabrook
IEW 2014
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cover sTory
Positioned for growth
Legal departments are
working side-by-side with
business units to build for
the future.
By Jennifer Brown
11 intellectual property
Five key changes in patent
laws worldwide
By Timothy C. Bourne
13 worKplace SolutionS
The bonus round
By Malcolm MacKillop and
Hendrik Nieuwland
15 QuiZ
Make sure policies comply
with law of the land
By Lisa Feinberg and
Abdul-Basit Khan
d e Pa r T m e n T s
6
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newS roundup
a roundup of interesting trends and
news for legal departments
34 induStry Spotlight
Canada's fractured view of fracking
By Charlotte Santry
30
Blowing the whistle on fraud
CNr discovers financial incentives have
prompted disgruntled employees south
of the border to cash in on legislation.
By Jim Middlemiss
38 law department management
How tablets found a home in-house
By Shane Schick
46 in cloSing
are you the sales prevention
department?
By Mark G. Johnson
Professional Profile
for the love of labour law
Former journalist turned lawyer finds
challenges in representing today's
unionized worker.
By Vawn Himmelsbach
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