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KATHRYN LEGER

For one legal officer, darkest hour was just before dawn

The darkest hour for Jacques Vachon, chief legal officer of Montrealbased AbitibiBowater Inc., was just before the company, the largest newsprint producer in North America, filed for court protection from creditors in April 2009.

 
 
Kathryn Leger

The year ahead

The Moves, Deals and Takes blog will return in the New Year on Jan. 4.

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Kathryn Leger

Labour law specialist joins Fasken's Paris office

Fasken Martineau LLP has recruited labour lawyer Judith Beckhard-Cardoso as the newest partner for its...

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Educaloi: Questions and answers about the law in Quebec

 

 
 
You’ve got a big day of shopping mapped out. First, you are off to a bookstore to use the gift certificate you got for your birthday. You also need to pick up a new card for your cell phone. On your way home, you want to swing by the new shopping centre in your neighbourhood: you have a gift card good for all the stores. All these gift certificates and cards are covered by the same rules. Under the law, they are called “prepaid cards”. You want to learn more? Read on.
 
 
 
Éducaloi is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inform Quebecers of their rights and obligations by providing quality legal information in everyday language.
 
 
 

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