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The Court found that the amended language of s. 126 (b) of the Securities Act required a change to the proper approach to whether a freeze order should be granted.

Like it or not, a written contract constitutes the law between the parties to that contract.

ExxonMobil has filed a notice of appeal to the Yukon Court of Appeal, appealing the lower court's decision in Carlock v ExxonMobil Canada Holdings ULC.

The upcoming relevant development to follow will be the discretionary decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to granting or not the application for leave to appeal.

The "Construction Lien Act" has very rigid timelines within which a contractor, subcontractor or supplier can register a construction lien.

With legislative changes on the horizon, new enforcement initiatives and an increasingly creative array of civil claims, securities litigation risk is posing a particular challenge for Canadian companies.

On November 29, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice rendered its decision in Ontario English Catholic Teachers Assoc. v. His Majesty.

Workers returning to work with functional limitations clearly had a disability under the common understanding of the term, but the statute was read as constituting an accommodation in and of itself.

In its recent decision in Merrifield v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 205, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that a common law tort of harassment does not exist in Ontario.

BLG suggests new provisions to be included in your individual employment agreements and policies.

In a recent lower court decision in Ontario, the issue of frustration of contract was revisited. In the employment law context, a frustration of contract occurs when an unforeseen event renders...

On January 21st, Howard Levitt was interviewed on CBC Radio's "Metro Morning" show discussing the topic of the ongoing trial of a construction supervisor who's been charged with criminal negligence causing death.

He also discusses the announcement of the suspension of two senior CBC Executives.

As employers have discovered in recent years, although termination clauses are a best practice, former employees will do whatever they can to set them aside following termination.

Lawson Lundell lawyers Michelle Jones and Miny Atwal published an article in Lexpert Magazine titled "A Guide to BC Employers' 2024 Return-to-Work Duties."

On December 24, 2009, six workers entered a faulty swing stage to repair balconies on the 13th floor of an apartment building in Toronto.

In the past we have reported on the Metron matter where, on December 24, 2009, six workers entered a faulty swing stage to repair balconies on the 13th floor of an apartment building in Toronto.