INHOUSE
Vol. 7
Issue 6
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20 COVER STORY
The class action migration
In the last five years the class
action pendulum has been
swinging in favour of the plaintiff
perspective. Many say it���s long
overdue for the pendulum to
swing back to the centre.
DEpARTMEnTs
8 NEWS ROUNDUP
Our roundup of interesting trends
and news for legal departments.
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Who carries the true duty
to consult?
Lawyers on both sides hope
changes to Ontario���s Mining Act
will clarify the duty to consult, but
skeptics say the province continues
to wash its hands of the issue.
By Jennifer Brown
28 Clearing the air
on cloud contracts
What you don���t know about cloud
computing contracts could hurt
your data.
By Shane Schick
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LAW DEPARTMENT
MANAGEMENT
The lure of project lawyers
They offer a get-it-done corporatecounsel mentality, the flexibility to
work when and where you need
them, and hourly rates at half
those charged by typical law firms.
Are Canadian general counsel
embracing this growing source of
legal talent?
By Jennifer Brown
By Henry Dinsdale and
Jeff Goodman
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By Michael McKiernan
35 Taking control
Legal departments are bringing
more work in and challenging
their external firms to help them
work differently.
COluMns
11 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Plaintiffs may not prevail in
overtime cases
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
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By Julie Stauffer
46
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Taking a global and
local perspective
When working on deals
abroad, Grant Borbridge looks
to local counsel to get the deal
done efficiently.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
E-discovery and the cloud
By Don Cameron, Noelle
Engle-Hardy, and Jerry Chen
By Vawn Himmelsbach
15
WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
Firing for absenteeism and
lateness
By Malcolm J. MacKillop and
Hendrik T. Nieuwland
50
IN CLOSING
When you���re the target of
the authorities
By Nicole Broley
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