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April 15, 2010

COMPETITOR COLLABORATION – Amendments To The Competition Act

On March 12, 2010, the Competition Act amendments dealing with agreements between competitors came into force. Section 45 is intended to deal with conspiracies and cartels, the most egregious forms of competitor collaboration, and section 90.1 provides a civil review process for agreements that prevent or substantially lessen competition in the marketplace. These amendments allow for greater flexibility for legitimate collaboration.
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Bill C-45 Is Alive In Ontario: Police Lay Criminal Code Charges Against Crane Operator And Crown Owner For Workplace Fatality

In a recent case in Sault Ste Marie the City Police have laid charges against a Crane Operator and the owner of the corporation under the Criminal Code. Since the amendments to the Criminal Code brought about by Bill C-45 in 2004, charges under the Criminal Code for serious occupational health and safety accidents have been extremely rare. However, this case is a reminder that both managerial employees and corporations (corporations are charged by the conduct of its managerial employees) can be charged with criminal negligence causing injury or death under the Criminal Code. Further, a conviction can attract a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for a fatality for an individual or a monetary fine with no cap for a corporation.
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Beat The Cybersquatter As ".Co" Domain Names Open Up

The ".co" domain name has long been a favourite of cybersquatters and typosquatters alike, individuals who profit off the misdirection of online traffic/consumers who intend to visit a specific brand's online space [for example, BRAND.COM (the legitimate website) v. BRAND.CO (the unauthorized pay per click website)].
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What's New at KMB

Charity Initiative

Nahani Way Public School

Gift of Reading Program

Keyser Mason Ball, LLP volunteers continue to attend twice weekly at Nahani Way Public School to sit quietly with JK children on a one-to-one basis and read books with them. The purpose of this program is to introduce children to books and encourage them to read for pleasure.
Peel Youth Village

Breakfast Program

Our volunteers continue to attend at the Peel Youth Village every Tuesday morning to prepare and serve a nutritious breakfast for the children in the community before they board their bus for school.

Homework Club

Our volunteers continue to attend at the Peel Youth Village every Tuesday during afterschool hours to provide assistance to the children with their homework or to interact and play games with them.

March Break Activities

Our volunteers skated with and supervised at a Fun Skate with Peel Youth Village at Iceland Arena as well as at Scooter’s Roller Palace.

Spring Lunch

Our volunteers offered their time on Easter Sunday and helped prepare and serve food for the Annual Spring Holiday Feast for the residents at Peel Youth Village.

Upcoming Events….

New Way To Register For Our Seminars & Training

To reduce the amount of email flowing to your In Box, notice of all KMBlaw seminars, training and presentations will be included in our newsletter. No more individual blasts, save for short-turnaround urgent information we feel would really be of benefit to you. In the right side panel of every kmb notes we will list the presentation topic and date. Click through this byte and you will find full details of the discussion as well as registration information. Full details can be found at www.kmblaw.com/seminars.html