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We were saddened to learn of the death of our former Partner John Lundell, Q.C. John practiced with the firm from 1965 to 2005, following his father Oscar Lundell Q.C., one of the founders of our firm.

We extend our sincere condolences to Marie and John’s children.

A recent change to the federal investment rules in the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Canada) came into effect on July 1, 2010. In addition to federally regulated pension plans, this change will impact sponsors of provincially regulated pension plans in provinces where the federal investment rules have been incorporated into the provincial pension legislation. These provinces include, among others, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

This summary provides an update of a case reviewed at our recent client seminar. The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court's decision awarding damages for the negligent infliction of mental suffering in employment. Contrary to the trial level judgment, the court found that an employer does not have a duty to protect employees throughout the course of their employment from actions which might cause them mental distress.

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has recently found that an employer who conducted pre-employment credit checks of applicants for the position of retail sales associate had breached the requirements of the Alberta Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA").

A discussion of two 2009 fairly significant Goods and Services Tax ("GST")-related developments: GST on Pension Costs Generally, and GST on Investment Management Fees Specifically. This article was published by Federated Press in Pension Planning, Vol XV, No. 3.

Concerns over global climate change have sparked a series of legislative and policy responses on the provincial, federal, regional, and international levels. Governments have invoked a number of different policy tools to respond and adapt to these concerns. This bulletin provides a brief update on current legislative and policy initiatives in selected jurisdictions.

Lawson Lundell is pleased to welcome Justin Young to the Firm. Justin joins our Corporate Finance and Securities Group.

This is Lawson Lundell's web-based publication dedicated to keeping readers informed about developments in Canadian mining law.

The Canadian Securities Administrators are requesting comments on proposed amendments to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

On April 21, 2010 Concord Pacific completed the financing for its Red Lily Wind Energy Project located in south-eastern Saskatchewan.