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VOLUME 11/ISSUE 3
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C O L U M N S
9 WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
Depending on employment
By Madeleine Loewenberg
11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Much ado about nothing?
By Adrian Zahl and
Andrew Kaikai, student-at-law
13 LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
Quebec's own class action
authorization regime
By Vincent de l'Étoile
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 NEWS ROUNDUP
A roundup of interesting trends and
news for legal departments
33 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Will this be the year for an uptick
in M&A for the resource sector?
By Yamri Taddese
37 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Advocate for the cloud
By Shane Schick
42 IN CLOSING
From articles to in-house
By Alan Ritchie
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COVER STORY
In the crosshairs
Three years ago, David Potts was the
target in a violent kidnapping — part of
a revenge plot by a former councillor
who saw the legal adviser as the source
of his fi nancial and emotional problems.
Jennifer Brown
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No clear path
It will be up to trial courts across the
country to provide more guidance as to
what "reasonable possibility" of success
means when plaintiffs are asking for leave or
authorization to go ahead with a securities-
based class action against a publicly traded
company.
By Shannon Kari
Protecting consumer privacy
Telcos take a stand on defending consumer
rights in the face of demands from
law enforcement.
By Janet Guttsman
The shifting sands of cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is just as much about company
culture as it is technology, and it requires
marshalling stakeholders from the C-suite and
employee ranks.
By Gary Hilson
