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Canadian Business Law Journal

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This internationally renowned Journal is Canada’s leading forum for the exchange of ideas between academics and practitioners working in the commercial law field. Each issue includes both commentary on current legislative and case law developments and in-depth analysis of major issues in the corporate, commercial and international arenas.

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The Canadian Business Law Journal (CBLJ) was established in 1974 to provide Canadian lawyers with a written forum for discussion of current developments in all branches of Canadian business law. Since then, it has also expanded into the international arena.

Editor-in-Chief: Professor Anthony Duggan, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., LL.D., holds the Hon. Frank H Iacobucci Chair in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.

Professor Duggan teaches secured transactions, bankruptcy law and trusts. He has published widely in these areas and in the areas of contract law, consumer credit and consumer protection.

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The Journal is the leading source for coverage of current issues in business law, encompassing a broad range of subjects:

  • banking
  • consumer law
  • products liability
  • securities regulation
  • taxation
  • real estate and trade regulations
  • current legislation, case law and policy developments

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