Stem client Gowlings LLP has released its annual roundup of anticipated Canadian legal trends, Trendwatch 2010.  This year’s report includes commentary on:

• HST in Canada: The Winners and Losers
  Author: Michael Bussman Practice: Tax
• Forecast on Distressed M&A: The Shape of the Economic Recovery
  Author: David Cohen Practice: Distressed M&A
• Advertising Law: Some Uniquely Canadian Issues
  Author: Shelley Samel Practice: Advertising, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs
• The Americanization of Canadian Class Actions
  Author: Mary Thomson Practice: Class Actions
• Trading Up: Canada and the EU Negotiate
  Author: Wendy Wagner Practice: International Trade
• The Rising Risk of Corruption
  Author: Kristine Robidoux, QC Practice:International Business Ethics and Anti-corruption Group

In each Trendwatch video or article, a Gowlings professional offers insight into a particular area of law, and forecasts developments for the coming year.