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In its recent decision in Fehr v Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, the Ontario Court of Appeal, overturning in part certain holdings of the lower court, certified a class-action lawsuit...

The Government of Canada is seeking to amend its current policy on debarment (consultation administering Canada's expanded "integrity regime").

The Supreme Court of Canada has recently granted leave to appeal from the British Columbia Court of Appeal's decision in Lanfer v Eilers, 2021 BCCA 241.

An arbitration clause that is not expressly incorporated into a contract may not be enforceable.

In a recent decision, Houle v. St. Jude Medical Inc., the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed an appeal from the judgment of Justice Perell at the Superior Court of Justice and confirmed the parameters of acceptable third party litigation funding agreements in class actions.

As we have previously discussed, the 2014 Supreme Court of Canada decision in Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp. held that contractual interpretation is a question of mixed fact and law...

The QCA confirmed that the principle of proportionality must be considered when assessing the four authorization criteria and does not constitute a separate authorization criterion.

In June 2017, the SCC released its decision in Douez v. Facebook. The case concerned the application of a choice of forum clause included in Facebook's terms of use to stay a class action...

Given the current state of the economy, businesses are scrutinizing existing and potential transactions very closely.

In a recent decision, Houle v. St. Jude Medical Inc., the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed an appeal from the judgment of Justice Perell at the Superior Court of Justice and confirmed the parameters

A discussion on Slimmon v. Precision Fitting Ltd., 2012 ABQB 771, a Queen's Bench appeal from a Provincial Court decision.

Well, not really. While the style of cause catches the eye (Forstater v Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd, [2013] EWHC 1873) the judgment itself doesn't tell us anything particularly interesting about the law. It does, however, shed a few sidelights on the people who brought us the Flying Circus and its progeny.

It is crucial that the outsourcing services agreement include well-drafted, clear and specific remedies to address vendor service performance failures.

For those who are managing and implementing activity-based promotions, requiring participants to sign waivers or releases in order to manage the risks inherent in the activities is important.

On June 16, 2020, Bill 23, the Commercial Tenancies Protection Act (CTPA) passed First Reading in the Alberta Legislature.

Real estate and commercial leasing matters are a frequent source of business disputes which can often lead to a lawsuit.

Collaborative construction models like alliance contracting, IPD, and PDB fundamentally challenge traditional project finance structures through shared risk frameworks and transparent governance. These approaches replace adversarial contractor relationships with collective decision-making and open-book accounting, creating inherent tensions with conventional financing requirements. Understanding how these core principles—from "no blame" cultures to best-for-project commitments—interact with proj