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Commercial Law   • Business Acquisition & Due Diligence - An Unbreakable Rule • Clients' Line of Credit - Basic Rules and Principles • The Distribution Contract and Product Goodwill • The Distribution Contract and Territorial Exclusively • The Particularities of Joint Venture Agreements • Websites, Internet, and Law - Some Basic Principles • The Distribution Contract: Territorial Exclusivity And Product Goodwil • Negotiating the Sale of a Business: The Issues at Stake • Sale of a Business - Rising to the Challenge & Grasping Opportunities at the Dawn of the 21st Century

USA Patriot Act • Extraterritorial Effects of the USA Patriot Act – Privacy Rights of Non-American Citizens

Corporate Law • Directors' clash of interests • Shareholders' Agreements - Essential or Superfluous ? • Corporate Governance Laws Increase the Liability of Corporate Directors

Labour Law • Employee Suspension: With or Without Remuneration ? • Employee vs Autonomous Worker: Consequences of Erroneous Qualification • Surveillance Cameras in Work Enviroment & Privacy • Strategic Aspects of the Employment Contract • Rules & Principles Governing Dismissals in Québec

Intellectual Property Law • Internet File-Sharing of Copyright-Protected Works: A Canadian Perspective • Trademarks in the European Union • Trade-Mark: An Underrated Asset • Patents, Copyrights & Industrial Designs – Essential Distinguishing? • Business’ Name, Trade-Mark, and Domain Name: An Essential Symbiosis • Trade Secrets in Canadian Intellectual Property Law