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UAE Tax Disputes: Silence Is No Longer Refusal at the Committee Stage (Supreme Court 388/2024)

Landmark Ontario Appeals judgment in construction dispute permits rescission of surety bond

  There has been a recent change in the way surety bonds will be treated in the construction industry as a result of the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Urban Mechanical Contracting Ltd. et al v. Zurich Insurance Company Ltd., 2022 ONCA 589 (“Urban”).  The decision makes it possible for a surety to rescind […]

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Securing Sensitive Data: Contract Clauses for AI Integration

Canada orders divestment of Chinese foreign investors in Canadian critical mineral companies

  Decision On 02 November 2022, the Honorable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, confirmed the decision by the Government of Canada ordering the divestiture of investments by three Chinese foreign investors as follows: Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources Co., Limited is required to divest itself of its investment in Power Metals

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Dubai Cassation Court Exempts Pre-2018 Supplies from VAT in Construction of Property That Extended Past 2018 into VAT Implementation

Canada trade arbitration disputes arising from the European energy crisis

  In 2020, Canada was the tenth largest partner of the EU for goods exports and the 16th largest partner for EU goods imports. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) entered into force provisionally on 21 September 2017. As a modern and progressive EU trade agreement, CETA provides EU firms with more and

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Katy Perry Has No Savior in Space: A Disastrous Gap in the Space Law Framework

Canada-EU Trade Agreement discussions on expropriation and treatment (FET) of investors

  The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the 28 European Union countries has been ratified by 15 member states as of February 2022 and is expected to conclude ratification in due course. The CETA will establish a permanent tribunal of fifteen members to hear investor claims. Each particular case would be

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