Canadian Lawyer InHouse

July 2015

Legal news and trends for Canadian in-house counsel and c-suite executives

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5 CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM/INHOUSE JULY 2015 www.canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse VOLUME 10/ISSUE 4 For weekly INHOUSE news and updates go to: canadianlawyermag.com/inhouse 18 26 30 C O L U M N S 11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Frozen? Don't let it go By Noel Courage 13 WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS Navigating the sea of constructive dismissal By Tom Ross 15 QUIZ Competition Bureau cracks down on bid-rigging in construction industry By Nikiforos Iatrou, partner; Graham Brown, associate D E P A R T M E N T S 6 NEWS ROUNDUP A roundup of interesting trends and news for legal departments 34 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Uncertainties in Canada's resource sector By Janet Guttsman 38 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT Achieving invoice clarity By Jennifer Brown 40 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Canada Post's Charter challenge By Sheldon Gordon 42 IN CLOSING Finding a place between clients and critters By Neda Navabi COVER STORY The overseers of the enterprise These in-house counsel are shaking up the landscape when it comes to what they want from external counsel. By Jennifer Brown Managing between waves After years of managing in a boom economy in-house lawyers in Western Canada and the North are still busy, but adjusting to a different pace. By Jennifer Brown Is it the end of big box? Institutional investors are eyeing urban spaces for retail opportunities. By Shannon Kari MATTHEW BILLINGTON PIERRE CHARBONNEAU

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