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Finally, with elimination of the "facilitation payment" exemption, a little-known loophole in Canada's foreign anti-corruption law has been closed.

The recent decision in R. v. Sloka has raised difficult questions about how the justice system responds to allegations of sexual assault in medical settings where there is a clear power imbalance. This case highlights the challenges of addressing allegations of sexual violence in professional settings, where trust, vulnerability, and authority intersect...

When you go to work, you never expect one of your own colleagues to treat you poorly, take advantage of you, or even go to such lengths to steal something from you.

Yesterday's early morning news regarding a woman who scaled up a crane in downtown Toronto has made international headlines from the United States to New Zealand.

This morning, I listened as family members remembered their loved ones at the opening of a coroner’s inquest into four deaths at the Toronto South Detention Centre. As photos of the men appeared on the screen, I was reminded why inquests like this one matter so much.

Our country’s aging population is increasingly being targeted by fraudsters. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Canadians between the ages of 60‐69 are the most targeted by mass marketing frauds.

The CBC is reporting that criminal negligence charges have been laid in the highway death in August of a flag person working on a road crew in Saskatchewan.

Compliance and ethics reporting, investigations and monitoring remain essential business functions during the pandemic as companies face increased risk of misconduct and whistleblowing.

The judge's reasons for sending Metron Construction's project manager, Vadim Kazenelson, to jail for criminal negligence are now available here.

On January 11, 2016, Vadim Kazenelson was sentenced to 3½ years' imprisonment after having been found guilty of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm for his role in a tragic construction incident.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently confirmed that company executives can be personally liable for environmental infractions.

Minimum fines for provincial environmental offences in Quebec have significantly increased for companies operating in certain industrial sectors.

On March 17, 2021, Bill C-7: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) ("Bill C-7") received Royal Assent. For more background on the case law that prompted Bill C-7...

The Proposed Amendments include a prohibition that would effectively ban the sale of short-term binary options in the Quebec market.

Financial Institutions called upon to Assist in Fighting Alleged Client Fraud

The Times has recently published an article on fraud affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in which Gowling WLG's Alex Jay was quoted.

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Teva Canada Ltd. v. TD Canada Trust, 2017 SCC 51 ("Teva").