National Centre for Business Law
UBC Law is home to the National Centre for Business Law, which provides a robust, interdisciplinary and empirical research environment for research and scholarship in business law and finance policy, focused on both domestic and international comparative law. The Centre offers outstanding educational programs in business law for J.D., graduate and professional students, enhancing the quality of students' learning experience by increasing engagement with contemporary business law issues. The Centre's goal is to become a focal meeting place to enhance the intellectual exchange among the business law community, including scholars, judges, financiers, business leaders, legal practitioners, in-house counsel, government policy-makers and community members. The Centre provides a forum where challenging ideas are engaged in an honest and open debate to advance the development of business law policy, appropriate for a leading market economy.
For full information on the Centre's goals and priorities, click here.
The Dean's Advisory Committee for the National Centre for Business Law is comprised of senior members of business, legal practice, accountancy and the judiciary, to provide strategic direction and advice to the Centre. This board consists of Ken Bagshaw, QC, Nigel Cave, Barry Emes, Ron Ezekiel, Anna K. Fung, QC, Sharon Geraghty, Mitchell Gropper, QC, Audrey Ho, Doug Hyndman, William Kaplan, QC, Ted Koffman, Michael Korenberg, the Honourable Risa Levine, Jason McLean, Stuart Morrow, Sue Paish, James Reid, John Sandrelli, and Harj Sangra.
The Faculty has also reviewed and strengthened the business law curriculum, and commencing September 2006 offers a Concentration in Business Law. Click here to find out more about the course offerings in this concentration. For a list of faculty members associated with the Centre for Business Law click here.
The Centre would like to acknowledge the support of our Platinum Affiliate, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and our Gold Affiliates Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, CN, Ernst & Young Inc., Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Goldcorp, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, The McLean Group , Teck, and the TMX Group.
For more information, contact us at businesslaw@law.ubc.ca.
Announcements
2011 Tax Newsletter
The National Centre for Business Law issued the seventh edition of its annual Tax Newsletter for 2011 in November. Professor Tony Sheppard was editor and primary contributor. For this issue of the newsletter, Professor Sheppard interviewed The Honourable Justice Leslie M. Little on his retirement from the Tax Court of Canada. Justice Little reminisces on the milestones leading to the current tax system, discusses present and emerging tax issues, and offers advice to aspiring tax practitioners. Professor Sheppard also contributed profiles of recent graduates of UBC Law's LL.M. program in taxation - a Where Are They Now? perspective and a short article on recent court decisions that change the form of completed transactions to improve their tax consequences after the fact.
To view the newsletter click here.
The National Centre for Business Law Announces Barry Emes as Chair of the NCBL Dean's Advisory Committee
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Barry Emes has accepted our offer to become the Chair of the National Centre for Business Law Dean's Advisory Committee. Mr. Emes succeeds the late Honourable Donald Brenner, former Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court.
Mr. Emes is an experienced corporate director and a retired lawyer, formerly with Stikeman Elliott LLP, Calgary where he was Managing Partner and a member of the national Partnership Board for seven years. He has served on the Board of Directors of numerous public companies including PrimeWest Energy Trust, Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. and Realex Properties Corporation. Mr. Emes also served as Chair of the Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committee of these companies, and as one of the three Special Committee members to oversee the sale of PrimeWest Energy Trust. For a complete account of Mr. Eme's professional accomplishments please click here.
Mr. Emes's experiences in practice and in the corporate sector will assist him in working with our dedicated and committed Deans Advisory Council members, faculty and staff to ensure that the NCBL continues to develop excellent programs in teaching, research, and community engagement.
The NCBL Dean's Advisory Committee is Ken Bagshaw, Nigel P. Cave, Barry Emes (Chair), Ron Ezekiel, Anna K. Fung, Q.C., Sharon C. Geraghty, Mitchell H. Gropper, Q.C., Audrey T.Y. Ho, Douglas M. Hyndman, William C. Kaplan, Q.C., Ted I. Koffman, Michael Korenberg, Madam Justice Risa E. Levine, Jason McLean, Stuart B. Morrow, Sue Paish, James R. Reid, John R. Sandrelli, and Harj Sangra.
Events
September 10-11, 2011
A "Socially Responsible Investment And Canadian Extractive Industries" Workshop
This workshop, organized by the UBC Centre for Law and the Environment, in conjunction with the UBC National Centre for Business Law and the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network, will examine the response of social investors to Canadian extractive industries (mining, oil & gas companies) operating in Canada and abroad. It will feature speakers from a range of stakeholders and perspectives, including academics, lawyers, First Nations, NGOs, and industry and investment professionals. The themes of the workshop include: (i) the social and environmental issues, concerns and positives associated with Canadian extractive industries; (ii) the legal and institutional obstacles and opportunities for social investors to influence Canadian extractive industries; (iii) social investors' methods of influence and their effectiveness; (iv) the response of extractive industries; and (v) the impact of relevant codes of conduct, such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
Enquiries regarding participation in this workshop are welcome, and should be directed to the organizer, Professor Benjamin J. Richardson, UBC Faculty of Law, at email richardson@law.ubc.ca or telephone 604-827-4823.
For more information, click here...
October 27 - NCBL Downtown Speaker Series
Self-Dealing and Indirect Conflicts
Assaf Hamdani, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Four Seasons Hotel, Seasons Room, 12:30-1:30
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November 4 - NCBL Downtown Speaker Series
Financial Innovation, Leverage, Bubbles, and the Distribution of Income
Margaret Blair, Professor of Law, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Vanderbilt University Law School
UBC Robson Square, HSBC Hall, 12:30-1:30
For more information click here
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November 24 - Doreen McBarnet, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford and Visiting Professor, University of Edinburgh
Legal engineering and the financial crisis: bankers, lawyers and responsibility
Faculty Lecture, UBC Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, Room 122, 12:30-1:30 pm.
For more information click here.
November 30 - 5th NCBL Annual General Meeting & Reception
Keynote Speaker: Melanie Aitken, Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau of Canada
Comments by François Tougas, Partner, McMillan and Adjunct Professor, UBC Faculty of Law, “Competition Law & Policy”
Four Seasons Hotel, Seasons Room, 5:30-7:30 pm
For information click here
Please register at www.ncblevents.com.
January 6, 2012 - Copthorne Holdings Ltd. and the Future of the GAAR
Flavelle House, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
1:00-6:00 pm
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January 16, 2012 - Fairness In Financial Services
Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel, Port Alberni Room
8:00-9:30 am
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Please register at www.ncblevents.com.
January 17, 2012 - A Roundtable Discussion on the Stigma Associated with Bankruptcy
UBC Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, Room 335
8:00-10:00 am
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To register please contact Anna Lund at annajanelund@gmail.com
January 25 - NCBL Downtown Speaker Series
China's CSR Policies: Implications for Canadian Business
Pitman Potter, Hong Kong Bank Chair, Institute of Asian Research, Professor of Law UBC Faculty of Law
UBC Robson Square, C400 12:30-1:30
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To register visit www.ncblevents.com
February 10, 2012 - 12th Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
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February 20 - Annelise Riles, Jack G. Clarke Professor of Law in Far East Legal Studies, and Professor of Anthropology at Cornell University
Collateral Knowledge: Legal Reasoning in the Global Financial Markets
Four Seasons Hotel, Seasons Room, 12:30-1:30 pm
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To register visit www.ncblevents.com
March 8 - Fasken Martineau Senior Visiting Scholar Lecture and Reception with John Coffee, Columbia University
Four Seasons Hotel, Seasons Room, 5-7 pm
More information and registration will be available by February 1st.
March 26 - Jinyan Li, Osgoode Hall Law School
Legal Transplants in China
Faculty Lecture, UBC Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, 12:30-1:30 pm
March 27 - Jinyan Li, Osgoode Hall Law School
Developments in China's International Tax System
UBC Robson Square, room C400 12:30-1:30 pm
More information and registration will be available by February 20th.
April 16 - Anthony VanDuzer, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
What are the implications of the expanding role of provincial governments in the negotiation and implementation of Canada trade commitments? Lessons from the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations
April, 2012 - Conference on Legal Ethics in Business Law Practice
Events Archives
To view past events please visit the NCBL events archive.
To view video of select events visit the NCBL events video archive.
Publications
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