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Supreme Court enforces domestic limitation period on application for foreign arbitration awards A primary advantage of international commercial arbitration as a means of resolving commercial disputes is the relative ease of enforcement in the many states that have adopted either or both of the Convention on the ... Read more	Powering British Columbia’s future: the Clean Energy Act On 28 April 2010 the British Columbia (BC) government introduced Bill 17, the Clean Energy Act (the Act), into the legislature for its first reading. The Act provides a foundation to assist the province in ... Read more
Canadian international trade and investment priorities: Budget 2010 and the Throne Speech On 4 March 2010, the federal government announced its budget for 2010 (Budget 2010). Several of the measures proposed by the government relate to international trade and investment. Included in the budget are commitments to: ... Read more	Practical tips for compliance withanti-corruption legislation Any company conducting business abroad is exposed to the potential application of anti-corruption legislation. In fact, in a recent survey of business executives, 63% of respondents indicated they had encountered some form of actual or ... Read more
Supreme Court clarifies scope of regulatory discretion on environmental reviews In a unanimous decision released on 21 January 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the discretion of a federal responsible authority (RA) to make decisions regarding the scoping of projects for purposes of the ... Read more	Top trends for Canadian M&A in 2010 Two of Blake, Cassels & Graydon’s M&A partners have identified some noteworthy trends that they expect will have an impact on the Canadian M&A landscape in 2010. Strategic buyers at the forefrontWith the credit crunch ... Read more
New opportunities under Ontario’s Green Energy Act 2009 The Ontario government recently announced several new regulations and programs to give effect to some of the major components of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act 2009 (the 2009 Act). The 2009 Act is ... Read more	Draft Canadian federal greenhouse gas offset rules issued Canada’s Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, recently announced that the government is moving forward with its offset credit system for greenhouse gases. Two draft guides were published in the Canada Gazette on 12 June 2009 to ... Read more
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