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On December 21, 2011, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted the final rules to implement Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) regarding certain mine safety disclosure requirements.

McMillan is authoring a number of articles to assist clients in navigating the quickly developing legal landscape surrounding ESG. Among other developments, regulators have confirmed that regulating

This bulletin summarizes the key provisions of the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act) (the "GENIUS Act"), an U.S. federal bill establishing...

Note: This is the fifth in a series of monthly articles intended to parse the new federal financial consumer protection framework (the "Framework"). To view other articles in the series scroll down

In Canada, there is no single regulator that sets standards for mobile payments – the sector is governed by a patchwork of legislation.

Le 16 novembre 2024, le ministère des Finances a publié le projet de Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur le régime de protection des consommateurs en matière financière (le « projet de règlement »)...

On March 27, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its much-awaited decision in Palmer v. Teva. The decision sends a clear signal that claims based on weak science...

More and more companies are taking positive action on climate change and are seeking to communicate their climate strategies, performance and targets to customers, investors and the broader public.

It will soon be a year since the main amendments to the Charter of the French Language made by Bill 96 came into force. However, further important changes are scheduled to take effect on June 1, 2023.

Despite the challenges to the global economy and significant pressures on the financial sector, Canada's financial regulators continue to issue guidance explaining and expanding the regulatory...

Across several jurisdictions, eco-advertising and green marketing campaigns have become commonplace among businesses of all sizes and in all sectors.

Bill C-86 represents the latest attempt by a federal government to enact a consumer protection framework or code.

Le 22 avril 2025, la Cour d'appel a rendu une décision dans l'affaire Union des consommateurs c. Air Canada, 2025 QCCA 480 (« Air Canada »).

Though a voluntary or government-ordered product recall does not necessarily constitute proof of a hidden defect, product recalls are often followed by requests to institute class actions in Canada, and particularly in Quebec ...

Quelles sont les principales considérations dont les fabricants et distributeurs de biens de consommation menant des activités au Canada doivent tenir compte?

After undertaking what it referred to as a "significant strategic planning exercise in 2020", the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada ("FCAC" or "the Agency") recently posted...

Le 13 mai 2021, le gouvernement du Québec a déposé le projet de loi 96, Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, le français.

On June 1, 2023, the Quebec Minister of Justice introduced Bill 29, An Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods...