“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
By: Ainsley Brown The world’s second largest drug maker, GlaxoSmithKline has proposed a voluntary patent pool for drug makers. The pool is intended to kick start the development of new treatments for neglected diseases such as malaria and cholera. By proposing and making its own patents available to third party researchers, Glaxo will be providing opportunities, “that might otherwise not
By Ainsley Brown President Obama is going to make his first foreign trip today. And where is he going? To his northern neighbor – CANADA. Welcome to Canada President Obama! The visit as short as it is, only six hours, is an official state visit – put simply he is meeting with the Governor General not just the Prime Minister
By: Ainsley Brown If you didn’t know already Canadians take their beer very seriously. And I don’t just mean on the consumption side. Brewing in Canada is a very serious business indeed. This is where the story of Dead Frog Brewery and Sleeman Breweries Ltd. comes in. It is a litigation story of David vs. Goliath, where David might just lose
I am happy to announce that Ainsley Brown is set to being his international articling placement at HyltonBrown International Legal Consultants & Attorneys-at-Law in Kingston Jamaica. My placement will be for the maximum, six months, allowed under the current rules of the Law Society of Upper Canada for international articling placements. Related Posts:No Related Posts
By: Ainsley Brown Will Buy American achieve its stated goals, and that is to stimulate the American economy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? Ask a Canadian? Oh that’s me. The latest reports indicate that the Buy American clause in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is currently under review. It may even be dropped from the bill. Ask
By: Ainsley Brown The US Senate has passed its version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill – very good news – as the President comtinuses to use the bully pulpit to sell the stimulus package to the American people. Now begins the tough negotiations to reconcile the Senate and the House of Representatives versions of the Bill. Related Posts:‘Buy
By Ainsley Brown Will the Obama administration’s stimulus plan, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, pass in the Senate on Tuesday? It would seem that the plan will pass in the Senate given the protracted last minute deal between the Democratic lead majority and a few of the minority Republicans. Unfortunately for the Obama administration, this potential victory
By: Ainsley Brown The budget of the Conservative government of Canada passed last night, with the support of the official opposition Liberal Party. The budget contained Canada’s economic recovery/stimulus plan. The minority conservative government avoided losing power by making major concessions in order to gain Liberal support. They have even gone as far as to allow the official opposition to
By Charles Kamau Wanguhu In the development of new legislation and regulations to keep pace with innovations and developments in a sector of the economy in whose interest are the regulations? Furthermore in keeping pace with innovation should regulation be geared to maintaining status quo or enabling new innovations? What are the opportunities for capture of regulatory authorities by
By: Ainsley Brown Christian Milton, a former vice-president of American International Group Inc. (AIG) was sentenced last week to 4 years for his part in a US $597 Million fraud scheme. The scheme which began in 2000 defrauded AIG shareholders by the aforesaid amount by allowing AIG to improve its balance sheet. Mr. Milton can count himself luck for