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On January 1st of this year, the amalgamation of investment industry self-regulatory organizations, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada ("IIROC")...

The government of Ontario recently announced that, as of January 1, 2020, the maximum amount a plaintiff can seek in the Ontario Small Claims ...

The Law Reform Branch of New Brunswick is proposing extending the current procedures permitting advance payments of special damages in automobile cases to non-automobile type claims.

The Quebec Superior Court has ordered engineering firm Genivar (now WSP Canada) to pay a $4 million fine for its involvement between 2002 and 2011 in a bid-rigging scheme that targeted infrastructure

The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed the proper reading of the latest Alberta Court of Appeal decision on service ex juris under Alberta law, which greatly complicates serving legal documents outside of Canada.

The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision today (R. v. Sullivan 2022 SCC 19) dealing with an important issue relating to the constitutionality of a provision of the Criminal Code...

In a decision addressing the application of the standard of review on internal administrative appeals, WeirFoulds Partners Ben Kates and Amy Block secured a favourable result for the Law...

The Federal Court of Canada recently issued Canada's first ever site blocking order in Bell Media Inc v GoldTV Services, 2019 FC 1432.

On March 23, 2015, the Superior Court of Québec (per Justice Pinsonnault) granted a motion by Defendant Target Corp. to dismiss a proposed class action related to the 2013 data breach ...

The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Highbury Narrows Ltd. v. LAF Canada Company clarifies that commercial landlords' remedies after tenant default are governed strictly by lease terms, not general legal principles. The ruling emphasizes that remedy election is binding and demonstrates how lease structure determines whether landlords can recover future rent after termination, with implications for lease drafting as the Supreme Court considers related issues.

If you are involved in Calgary's construction industry, you know the financial risks many contractors must face.

The underlying action concerns the operation of a landfill on reserve lands. Atlantic Waste Systems Ltd. operated a landfill on reserve lands pursuant to a lease from the federal government.

In many situations, operating your business through a corporation will protect the individual(s) from personal liability and using an independent contractor rather than an employee may limit the liability of the company for the actions of the independent contractor.

Typically, recognition and enforcement of a foreign Arbitral Award is sought against the judgment debtor. In this instance, a Chilean company (the Applicant) sought to enforce a Chilean Arbitral Award in Ontario against an Italian company (the Respondent) that was not party to the arbitration.

Bell has agreed to reimburse its customers who paid for "premium text messaging" up to $11.82 million. This is the latest and largest settlement reached by the Competition Bureau in its investigation into third party charges for premium text messaging that were passed on to consumers by Canadian mobile telephone companies.

Last week, the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) issued a summary of its decision in the Commissioner of Competition's (Commissioner) long-running abuse of dominance case against the Toronto Real Estate Board.

The main risks for businesses from both Competition Bureau enforcement and class actions in 2024 arise in the context of marketing and e-commerce...

The wave of COVID-related claims against long-term care facilities and insurers shows no signs of breaking anytime soon. The past week has also seen several novel claims launched against test manufacturers and governments.