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VOLUME 10/ISSUE 4
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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