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Trademark tussles just got spicier: Canada now offers costs awards
Costs awards in trademark opposition proceedings have been long anticipated in Canada.
Global | Publication | December 15, 2021
As explored in our last paper, the adverse economic, financial and other effects of the pandemic created uncertainty in the minds of employees and business leaders. The last year or so has been tough for many.
Businesses have experienced layoffs, closures and risk-minimisation behaviours like hiring freezes.
Employees (even those unhappy with their current job) perhaps felt enough security as an established part of their work team to outweigh the risks associated with seeking a new role, particularly given reduced numbers of job opportunities.
Now, as economies kick-start, borders reopen, social restrictions lift, business sentiment improves and medical risks reduce, the demand for key talent is reported to be greater than supply in many countries. We now face an employees’ market, and a period of low wage growth in many countries is due for reassessment.
Lockdowns and working from home gave many employees the opportunity to reflect and realise what they wanted from work. They now want work that suits their life and if they’re not happy, they are willing to resign.
Many recent surveys of employee intentions confirm the reality and scope of the looming ‘Intent to Resign’ challenge facing businesses worldwide:
The good news is that this incoming global ‘Intent to Resign’ risk can be influenced and reduced by forward-thinking leaders who are willing to:
The first step in this process is understanding how and why employees have rethought their relationship with work. This will be explored in our next paper.
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Costs awards in trademark opposition proceedings have been long anticipated in Canada.
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On April 1, after more than a year of consultation, research and consideration, Ontario’s Civil Rules Review (CRR) working group released its proposed reforms to the Rules of Civil Procedure – the rulebook that governs litigation in the province.
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Canada’s 45th general election will take place on April 28. Businesses and non-profits that are considering engaging in the political process during this time must know the law and understand how to navigate the rules and restrictions imposed by the Canada Elections Act (CEA).
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