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How the new Building Canada Act works
On June 26, Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, received royal assent. The One Canadian Economy Act introduces two pieces of legislation aimed at bolstering economic development in Canada.
No consensus on conspiracy theory of personal jurisdiction
Global | Publication | January 31, 2018
Courts are divided — and the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to rule — on the question of whether the conspiracy theory of personal jurisdiction is proper under due process requirements. Under this doctrine, defendants who are alleged to be part of an unlawful conspiracy can be subject to jurisdiction in a state they have never set foot in based on acts committed in the state by co-conspirators.
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Real estate focus: June 2025
In this edition we report on the Law Commission’s interim statement on 1954 Act reform following its two November consultations. We then examine the facts, judgments and implications of 3 recent cases: Emily Colville comments on the progress of a case determining whether or not a roof top garden should be considered a “storey” for the purposes of the Building Safety Act 2022.
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