Discussion Activity 4.1 (and some ramblings…)
Page 88, Question 1) What is the effect of the different wording between s. 15(1) of the CBCA and s. 30 of the BCBCA? The difference in language, of course, is in the characterization of corporate personhood rights by the term ‘natural person’ and ‘individual of full capacity’ respectively. This distinction of statutory drafting throws […]
What u want, fam?
Two barbers, X and Y, co-own Barbershop Z. Are they co-owners, or are they partners? They call each other partners, so surely that means they’re partners. Wrong. It is my argument that although many of the provisions of the alleged “partnership agreement” do indeed point toward a finding of partnership, a purposive look at the […]
Discussion Activity – The Barbershop Duet
The following post touches on the discussion activity (3.1/2) from this week which asks us to consider whether the agreement between X and Y regarding their barbershop (Z) constitutes a partnership. I will assume for the sake of this activity that the agreement was made in BC and therefore subject to the BCPA. Provisions 2.2 […]
Lawyer’s Ethical Obligations
With regards to the discussion we had at the beginning of last class around ethics, I feel it is helpful to point out 3.2-7 & 3.2-8 of the BC Law Society ‘s Code of Professional Conduct. They read as follows: “DISHONESTY, FRAUD BY CLIENT 3.2-7 A lawyer must not engage in any activity that the […]
The Barbershop: A Duet or Two Solos?
This post is in regard to this week’s Discussion Activity regarding the barbershop. The agreement is between two barbers (X and Y) as to how they will conduct Z. While the agreement describes X and Y as “each Partner” in sections 2.7 through 2.10, there may be more than meets the eye. A partnership is […]
The Problem with the Narrative of the Psychopathic Person
So I finally watched The Corporation (late to the party, I know), and got through it with the disappointed, slightly scrunched up face of someone who found it deeply flawed. I agreed with it in many aspects, including the solutions proffered at the end, to do with changing the incentives of corporations to be more […]
The Myth of Corporate Personhood
A corporation is not a person: although I obviously do not have knowledge of the full range of jurisprudence on this issue, there seems to be little ground to support the notion that a corporation is a person. There is legislation in place, section 15(1) of the CBCA and section 30 of the BCBCA, that gives corporations […]
Corporate Ethics in The Corporation
While I enjoyed watching The Corporation, I agree with some of the other posts that it presented a fairly one-sided picture of the corporate world. Personally, what I have witnessed in the past few years in social media, the news and in chatting with friends has been a general indictment of large corporations. The Corporation is […]
Thoughts about “The Corporation”
There were two discussion points in the film that I found particularly interesting in relation to the idea that the human version of a corporation is a psychopath. First, the idea that corporations often only obey the law when it is cost-effective to do so. An example given was corporations not following environmental policies that […]
On “The Corporation”
Having jumped into this discussion relatively late, I appreciate that a lot of my peers have rather succinctly captured my first impression of the film. I find one of the most interest parts of the film is that it has been 13 years since the film premiered and basically nothing has changed. It is an […]
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