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BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER MARCH 4-10, 2008; ISSUE 958


  Musical evolution heightens need for lawyers to take centre stage Page: 17

When Elvis Presley and Ray Charles were upstart musicians, their only strategy for success was to sign a template contract with a major record company.

  Employment Issues Page: 18

Robert Yeager
In an earlier column on the topic of mandatory retirement, I indicated that there is no such thing as mandatory retirement in an overall sense rather, it is something peculiar to arrangements made case by case.

  Designated rooms go up in smoke Page: 17

Business owners who spent tens of thousands of dollars to create indoor smoking rooms saw the rationale for that investment go up in smoke on March 31.

  Appeal court backs legal aid ruling Page: 17

The B.C. Court of Appeal, in a majority decision, upheld a previous B.C. court ruling that legal aid is not a constitutional right for “poor people.”

  BCCLA critical of boundaries Page: 19

The province of British Columbia has been accused by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) of undermining constitutional principles of voter parity.

  Researchers weigh in on privacy plans Page: 19

Researchers in B.C. have weighed in on a federal government proposal to include a definition of “work product information” in privacy protection legislation.

  Ottawa gives ranchers a tax deferral Page: 19

Ottawa has good news for ranchers who faced last year’s severe drought.

  New partners named Page: 22

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