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Perspectives – Legal Voices on Business
by Fasken
Perspectives, the podcast of legal news from the business world. In each episode, our lawyers and their guests discuss the impact of many legal issues on business. From litigation to labour law to the environment to cyber security, they explore and examine legal developments across Canada and around the world.
Episodes
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Communications Regulation and Trade: How Canada-US-Mexico Trade Talks Impact Telecommunications
Communications Regulation and Trade is a three-part podcast series from Fasken’s Perspectives podcast, presented by Fasken’s Communications group, exploring how the upcoming CUSMA review may impact Canada’s copyright, broadcasting, and telecommunications sectors. In this series, Fasken lawyers...
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Communications Regulation and Trade: How Canada-US-Mexico Trade Talks Impact Broadcasting
Communications Regulation and Trade is a three-part podcast series from Fasken’s Perspectives podcast, presented by Fasken’s Communications group, exploring how the upcoming CUSMA review may impact Canada’s copyright, broadcasting, and telecommunications sectors. In this series, Fasken lawyers...
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The World of Work: When things go wrong with AI
The World of Work: When things go wrong with AI | As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the workplace, the legal and workforce implications are becoming harder to ignore. In the latest World of Work podcast, Labour, Employment & Human Rights Partner Venolan Naidoo explores what happens...
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Out of Office for Father’s Day and Beyond: What Employers and Parents Need to Know About New Parental Leave Rights
In this special Father’s Day edition of the Fasken Perspectives Podcast, members of our South African office Labour, Employment & Human Rights team including Owethu Mbambo, Daphney Willem and Benny Makoloane, unpack the evolving parental leave framework in South Africa and what it means for...
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Communications Regulation and Trade: How Canada-US-Mexico Trade Talks Impact Copyright
Communications Regulation and Trade is a three-part series from Fasken’s Perspectives podcast, presented by Fasken’s Communications group, exploring how the upcoming Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review may impact Canada’s copyright, broadcasting, and telecommunications sectors.…
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AI Literacy/Fluency in the Workplace: Making AI work better for Employers, including managing the legal risks of it
In this latest podcast episode, Fasken Employment, Data Privacy & AI Governance Partner, Venolan Naidoo, explores why AI literacy should be endeavoured to become a key workplace enabler, to increase the benefits of AI tools and manage legal risks that go with it. As artificial intelligence…
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World of work series: Navigating global workforces from an employment law standpoint - From remote work to cross-border roles
This podcast episode hosted by Fasken South Africa Labour, Employment & Human Rights Partner Venolan Naidoo explores the impact of globalisation on employment and how legal principles, especially extra-territoriality, aims to shape the governance of cross-border work arrangements. The episode...
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The Critical Intersection of Mental Health and Employment Law in South Africa
Welcome to this special episode of the Fasken Perspectives podcast, hosted by Labour, Employment & Human Rights partners Daphney Willem and Owethu Mbambo from our Johannesburg office. October marks Mental Health Awareness Month, hosts, Daphney and Owethu, explore the critical intersection of…
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AI and Copyright - Who owns AI-generated content?
Copyright and AI is a three-part podcast series from Fasken’s Perspectives podcast, exploring how Canadian law is grappling with the rise of generative artificial intelligence. Jay Kerr-Wilson, who leads Fasken’s copyright practice, and McGill University student Amy Qi dive into complex questions...
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AI and Copyright - AI-generated deepfakes and the law
Copyright and AI is a three-part podcast series from Fasken’s Perspectives podcast, exploring how Canadian law is grappling with the rise of generative artificial intelligence. Jay Kerr-Wilson, who leads Fasken’s copyright practice, and McGill University student Amy Qi dive into complex questions...
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World of Work Series
Welcome to the first episode of "The New World of Work," hosted by Venolan Naidoo. In this episode, Venolan introduces key topics that are changing how organisations and employees work today. He will explore the changing workplace landscape both in South Africa and globally (especially how this…
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AI and Copyright - Training AI with copyrighted material
Copyright and AI is a three-part podcast series from Fasken’s Perspectives podcast, exploring how Canadian law is grappling with the rise of generative artificial intelligence. Jay Kerr-Wilson, who leads Fasken’s copyright practice, and McGill University student Amy Qi dive into complex questions...
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From The Lobby - Shifting Polls and Tariff Wars
In this episode of From the Lobby, host Dan Brock is joined by Fasken Government Relations and Political Law group Alex Steinhouse, Andrew House, and Guy Giorno, along with special guest David Lametti, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Against the backdrop of a growing...
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From The Lobby - PM Mark Carney's Leadership Amid US Tariffs
This week on From the Lobby, Prime Minister Mark Carney pauses his election campaign to address the escalating crisis caused by global tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. Join us as we discuss this unique situation where a federal party leader, never before elected to office, steps into...
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From The Lobby - Constitutional Questions in Canada’s Federal Election
In the latest episode of Fasken’s From The Lobby series, we dive into the Liberal leadership race, featuring front runners Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland. We explore the implications for Parliament and the next Prime Minister. Join hosts Guy Giorno, Alex Steinhouse, and Andrew House for an...
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From The Lobby - Diving Deeper into the January Prorogation on the Canadian Parliament
In this episode, Daniel Brock delves into the legal and political uncertainty related to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to prorogue the federal parliament at a critical time for Canada. The move has sparked some criticism, particularly given the potential crisis posed by the Trump...
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Canada-US political dynamics and the Federal Liberal leadership race
In this episode, Daniel Brock discusses Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement to resign and the subsequent race to replace him as the Liberal leader. The episode delves into the political uncertainty created by Trudeau’s decision to prorogue the federal parliament at a critical time for...
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Navigating Major Shifts in Immigration Policies and How it Can Affect Your Business
Our immigration lawyers, Stephanie Heinsohn-Spiropoulos and Daniel Lee, discuss the recent immigration measures announced by the federal government and how they will impact Canadian businesses.
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The Commission’s Approach to ESOPs in Mergers
Daphney Willem and Lesley Morphet discuss the Competition Commission’s requirements for employee share ownership plans (ESOPs) in merger cases, and how they align with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes.
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The Intersection of Business and Human Rights
Our business and human rights colleagues, Claudia Feldkamp and Brian Burkett, explore the critical intersection of business and human rights in a compelling podcast episode, focusing on forced labour and child labour within economic globalisation. In a timely and insightful discussion relating to...
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Complexities of product liability issues in order to navigate consumer complaints and recalls effectively
Fasken’s South Africa Product Liability team provides valuable insights on consumer rights and the necessary steps for filing complaints in terms of the Consumer Protection Act. This information is especially relevant to businesses dealing with consumer complaints. The team discusses the various...
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Navigating Product Liability and Product Recalls
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…
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Valuable Insights on Product Liability and Product Recalls
In this introductory podcast, Fasken Product Liability professionals from the Life Sciences Industry Group in our South African office share their valuable insights on the landscape of product liability and product recalls. Learn about the critical aspects of managing product risks and ensuring...
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New provisions of the Charter of the French language (Bill 96)
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...
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Insights for Employers and HR Teams: How to handle romantic relationships in the workplace
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...
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In conversation with Christine Elliott, former Deputy Premier and Minister of Health in Ontario, and the newest member of Fasken’s Health Law Group
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...
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Cybersecurity, Leadership, Risk, Regulations and Compliance
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...
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Russia-Ukraine and the World
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…
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En français s’il vous plaît: Amendments to the Charter of the French Language
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...
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Case Law Developments for Pension Funds - ‘I was not a member, so return my full contributions with interest’
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...
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Can an employee be dismissed by an AI system?
Senior associates Venolan Naidoo and Daphney Willem sit down to chat together in this podcast recording titled “Can an employee be dismissed by an AI system?”. They discuss the role played by AI systems in the selection of candidates employment and the possible dismissal of employees. This is…
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The commissioning of affidavits virtually – What the courts have to say
The commissioning of statements or affidavits is an imperative process that has been done in a particular manner over decades. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown regulations forced the world to find new ways of doing things. South African courts have followed suit by ruling...
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POPI - The right of a data subject to institute civil action against a responsible party
Fasken Associates in the Johannesburg office Dispute Resolution & Litigation practice group Emma Alimohammadi and Andricia Hinckemann examine the damages as a result of a breach in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (otherwise known as POPI or POPIA). Section 22 of…
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Can artificial intelligence software or machine learning systems, used at workplaces, be impacted by POPI?
Fasken Senior Associates in the Johannesburg office Labour & Employment Law Daphney Willem and Venolan Naidoo delve into the world of artificial intelligence, the impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution and the possible impact of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) on workforce...
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Perspectives, the podcast of legal news from the business world. In each episode, our lawyers and their guests discuss the impact of many legal issues on business. From litigation to labour law to the environment to cyber security, they explore and examine legal developments across Canada and around the world.
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