Perspectives – Legal Voices on Business

Fasken Product Liability specialists in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group from the South African office share valuable insights in this next episode focusing on product recalls and recourses. This episode is beneficial for organisations interested in the legal aspects of product recalls and seeking guidance on how to address such issues.

Fasken Product Liability specialists in the Life Sciences Industry Group from the South African office share valuable insights in this introductory podcast on the lay of the land of product liability and product recalls.

Fasken Competition, Marketing & Foreign Investment team members partner Lesley Morphet, partner Veronica Cadman and senior associate Palesa Mpe share personal insights for Women’s Month in South Africa.

In this new episode of Perspectives, Antoine Aylwin and Iara Griffith, lawyers in the Privacy and Cybersecurity Law group, discuss the new provisions brought to the Charter of the French language by Bill 96 and their impact on the business community.

One year after the amendments to the Charter came into force, Antoine and Iara report on the new provisions applicable as of June 1, 2023. They present the highlights of Bill 96 and discuss the changes it implies for companies in Quebec.

They discuss membership contracts and their exceptions, the consumer protection law as well as the legal advertising law, and they clarify everything that “administration” entails within the meaning of the Charter.

Fasken Labour and Employment practice group partners Daphney Willem and Owethu Mbambo chat on this podcast about romantic relationships in the workplace in South Africa this Valentine’s Day. They cover what the law says and doesn’t say about these relationships in the workplace, as well as share important considerations for employers on this topic.

Please join us to introduce Christine Elliott, former Deputy Premier and Minister of Health in Ontario who has recently joined Fasken.

As Ontario – and every other jurisdiction – tackles the task of understanding the lessons learned over the past two and one half years and the appropriate balance between continuity, innovation and change in our health care system, there are few in this country better positioned than Christine Elliott to help those in the health care, life sciences and technology sectors better understand the opportunities and potential pitfalls. In this Q & A, among other matters, ​Christine addresses her new position and how she plans to draw on her past experiences to help clients adapt to and be successful in Ontario’s evolving health care system.”

In this podcast episode dispute resolution partner Jesicca Rajpal along side candidate attorney's Catherine Hendriks and Alice Letsoalo discuss governance risk in cyber crimes as it relates to the Cyber Crimes Act. In their conversation they address how cybersecurity also has an impact on organizations. In addition the team provide a brief overview of key elements of contracts with service providers who ensure the overall cybersecurity hygiene of your organization.

In this special podcast episode, Mr. Raymond Chrétien, C.C., Partner and Strategic Counsel, on behalf of the Fasken partners, hosted a virtual event on May 19, 2022, in honour of Mrs. Anne Leahy, former Ambassador of Canada to Russia and Poland.

In conversation, they discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its fallout for the world. They also look further into the geopolitical, diplomatic, humanitarian, economic and commercial aspects of this conflict.

This event was held mainly in English, with a question period in English, French or Russian.

With the assent of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, Antoine Aylwin and Iara Griffith discuss the new Bill’s impact on the use of French in Quebec. In this episode of Perspectives, they review the main changes that will affect companies located in or doing business in Quebec in their day-to-day. They tackle the following themes: scope, the language of work, francization, the language of commerce, public signage, and finally, penalties and effective dates.

For more information, we invite you to consult our Resource Center and our Annotated Charter of the French Language as amended by the Bill; this will help you identify the changes and the various effective dates. Take our test now and get an idea of your company’s compliance with the changes.

In this podcast episode pension law partner Rosemary Hunter and Labour and Employment Law associate Tshepo Mokoana discuss the Constitutional Court judgment, Municipal Employees Pension Fund and another v Dineo Mongwaketse and another, handed down on 14 March 2022. In their conversation they discuss the Constitutional Court’s ruling, its impact and the finding that pension contributions of a person who was erroneously enrolled as a member of the pension fund must be refunded with interest. In addition the team discusses the finding that you do not need to have been a member, beneficiary, participating employer or board of a fund in order to be a ‘complainant’ as defined in section 1 of the Pension Funds Act (PFA).