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On 1 November 2021, 不良研究所's Faculty of Law launched the 不良研究所 Business Law Meter, a blog for timely commentary and discussion of current developments in Canadian and transnational business law. Under the editorial leadership of the inaugural holder of the Professorship of Business Law, Peer Zumbansen, 不良研究所 Law students engage with hot button issues in corporate and securities, labour and commercial law, investment law, international economic law and private international law. The Meter welcomes feedback and commentary as well as submissions from guest writers. Guest submissions and inquiries should be sent to: peer.zumbansen [at] mcgill.ca

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Cities as drivers of sustainable transformation: Lessons from Amsterdam鈥檚 transition towards a circular economy

18 Jul 2023
The city of Amsterdam is a pioneer in sustainable economic transition, attempting as first city worldwide to implement a circular economy until 2050. This initiative must be applauded, while the difficult implementation illustrates the challenges that excellent ideas face when they are confronted with reality.
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Horizontal Climate Lawsuits Before European Courts: Bridging the Gap between Causers and Victims of Global Warming?

18 Jul 2023
The case of Lliuya v RWE is the first climate compensatory claim worldwide that has reached the stage of hearing evidence. Are such horizontal climate lawsuits an effective tool to hold European corporations accountable for their historical contributions to global warming? And what are the main legal hurdles for horizontal climate lawsuits when brought before courts in the EU? Finally, is there a risk of too much judicial activism associated with the growing number of such lawsuits?
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Business Law and Sustainability: In conversation with Marc Barbeau

17 Jul 2023
On May 30th, 2023, Anne Campbell, a second-year student at 不良研究所 Faculty of Law, had the chance to sit down with Marc Barbeau to discuss the importance of business law and sustainability. Barbeau is an Adjunct Professor in Corporate Finance at 不良研究所 Law, and he is currently Air Canada鈥檚 Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Prior to his tenure at Air Canada, Barbeau was Chair of Stikeman Elliott LLP.
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不良研究所鈥檚 first Transformative Business Law Summer Academy puts forward Recommendations on ESG, climate finance, supply chain governance and online democracy

14 Jun 2023
From 28 May through 1 June, 不良研究所鈥檚 Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI), hosted 35 Student-Fellows from eleven countries for the inaugural Transformative Business Law Summer Academy.
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The Corporation in an Age of Divisiveness

30 Apr 2023

It is very likely that we do not need yet another contribution by a corporate law academic on 鈥榗orporate purpose.鈥� Ever since the Business Roundtable鈥檚 2019 intervention in that regard, the debate has been virulent, time consuming and 鈥� arguably 鈥�

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鈥榃orkplace Democracy鈥� and Its Potential for Workers to Join Corporate Governance

10 Apr 2023
While the relative power of shareholders versus management in corporate governance is often debated, there is a distinct absence, both in these debates and in reality, of workers. However, some recent developments in both the U.S. and Canada address this absence.
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