Charlotte Li is the general manager at a mid-sized chemical plant in Edmonton, Alberta. The

plant is performing well. However, she believes that because they sometimes use hazardous

chemicals during production, her line managers could benefit from a review of the legal risks

inherent in the plant's activities. She thinks the managers could then work together to develop

a communications program to share the information with their employees. As a recent business graduate, she still remembers many of the key principles she learned in her commercial law class. While many of those principles help her in her role on a day-to-day basis, Liu believes that given the nature of the plant's activities, her review should focus on tort law in particular.

a. What are 3 to 4 major points Liu should consider including in the review?

b. What are two to three defenses to tort actions?

2. Michael Campbell was enjoying his time as an advertising student. After his first year in the

program, he secured a summer position writing copy on behalf of a popular regional brand in

Vancouver. The feedback from his supervisor on the first series of files he submitted was that

the writing was adequate, but not terribly compelling. He wanted to do better. As he began

working on his next file, he considered giving the writing more of a negative tone, focusing on

what he perceived to be the weaknesses of the brand's primary competitor. He knew that

advertisers should be concerned about libelous statements, but he didn't know much more

than that. His business law course was scheduled for the second year of the program.

a. What are two to three things Campbell should know about defamation?

b. What are two to three practices the firm might adopt to reduce the risk associated with potentially defamatory remarks?