Federal and provincial Ministers, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, the Honourable John Rustad, the Honourable Mary Polak, with Mayor John Helin of the Lax Kw'alaams Band and Harold Leighton, Chief Councillor of the Metlakatla First Nation, recently announced an Agreement on Environmental Monitoring of the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG Project. This is the first Agreement of […]
Two thirds of Canadian employees have experienced an organizational change at their current workplace; among them 40% say it negatively affected their health and well-being New research by Morneau Shepell has found that organizational changes have led to employees taking sick leave from work. In a recent survey of employees and employers across Canada, nearly […]
Florida Petroleum Council (FPC) Executive Director David Mica has said that state Senator Dana Young's proposed legislation to ban oil and natural gas production is out-of-step with Florida consumers and families who are seeing the economic benefits of domestic energy development. "Our industry has a long history of providing environmental and economic benefits," said Mica. […]
China is the country where businesses face the most potent combination of corruption risk and difficulty in obtaining a clear picture of the local business environment, followed by Iraq and then Nigeria. This is according to new analysis from global risk consultancy The Risk Advisory Group which found that companies can expect to encounter more […]
The latest risk guide from the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) features up-to-date case studies with key learnings and examples of best practice to help risk professionals navigate UK competition law. It promotes a culture of compliance led from the top down. The updated guide follows the first […]
Last week the UK Sentencing Council announced its revision to the fines imposed on serious speeding offences. A driver caught doing 41mph in a 20mph zone, or 101mph on a motorway, could now be fined 150% of their weekly income. The Sentencing Council clarified that it wanted to guarantee a "clear increase in penalty" as […]
With recent news that the EU is contemplating plans to test banks’ ability to repel cyber-attacks, thereby mirroring current measures put in place by the Bank of England, Lawyer Monthly hears from Mike Allison, Global IT Security Manager at RGL Forensics, who here voices his thoughts on the potential ramifications, and future of the European […]
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