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The °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê Business Law Meter Blog

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On 1 November 2021, °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê's Faculty of Law launched the °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê Business Law Meter, a blog for timely commentary and discussion of current developments in Canadian and transnational business law. Under the editorial leadership of the inaugural holder of the Professorship of Business Law, Peer Zumbansen, °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê Law students engage with hot button issues in corporate and securities, labour and commercial law, investment law, international economic law and private international law. The Meter welcomes feedback and commentary as well as submissions from guest writers. Guest submissions and inquiries should be sent to: peer.zumbansen [at] mcgill.ca

The latest in the Business Law Meter

17 Jul 2023
On May 30th, 2023, Anne Campbell, a second-year student at °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê Faculty of Law, had the chance to sit down with Marc Barbeau to discuss the importance of business law and sustainability. Barbeau is an Adjunct Professor in Corporate Finance at °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê Law, and he is currently Air Canada’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Prior to his tenure at Air Canada, Barbeau was Chair of Stikeman Elliott LLP.
14 Jun 2023
From 28 May through 1 June, °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê’s Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI), hosted 35 Student-Fellows from eleven countries for the inaugural Transformative Business Law Summer Academy.
30 Apr 2023

It is very likely that we do not need yet another contribution by a corporate law academic on ‘corporate purpose.’ Ever since the Business Roundtable’s 2019 intervention in that regard, the debate has been virulent, time consuming and – arguably –

10 Apr 2023
While the relative power of shareholders versus management in corporate governance is often debated, there is a distinct absence, both in these debates and in reality, of workers. However, some recent developments in both the U.S. and Canada address this absence.
10 Apr 2023
Intellectual property offices across the globe continue to create further economic incentives to spur the creation of environmental technology. Lawmakers must question the effectiveness of relying on such solutions in light of concerns such as the decline in green patents, barriers to technology deployment, and the broader consequences of the privatization of essential knowledge and invention.
1 Apr 2023
The ‘right to disconnect’ is a labour law concept that allows employees to disconnect from work-related communications outside of working hours. It is a response to the increasing expectation that employees should be available 24/7 since the widespread use of technology and the rise of remote work, especially since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

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