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On 1 November 2021, 平特五不中's Faculty of Law launched the 平特五不中 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, 平特五不中 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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平特五不中鈥檚 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, 平特五不中鈥檚 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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Are Intellectual Property Incentives Ill-Equipped to Respond to the Global Climate Change Fight?

10 Apr 2023
Intellectual property offices across the globe continue to create further economic incentives to spur the creation of environmental technology. Lawmakers must question the effectiveness of relying on such solutions in light of concerns such as the decline in green patents, barriers to technology deployment, and the broader consequences of the privatization of essential knowledge and invention.
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The 鈥楻ight to Disconnect鈥�: A Toothless Tiger Protecting Mental Health

1 Apr 2023
The 鈥榬ight to disconnect鈥� is a labour law concept that allows employees to disconnect from work-related communications outside of working hours. It is a response to the increasing expectation that employees should be available 24/7 since the widespread use of technology and the rise of remote work, especially since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
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Waddling into New Territory? Take-Aways from the Blocked Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster Merger

16 Jan 2023
This post explores how corporations navigate political controversy. It argues that the old debate about whether they should engage in political controversy is giving way to a new conversation about how they can do so 鈥� both to manage risk and exploit opportunity. The old binaries between engage/disengage and stakeholder/shareholder are of little assistance when charting a course through today鈥檚 unpredictable business landscape.
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