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If you have been arrested by the police and are now required to navigate the criminal justice system, it is useful to know in advance what to expect, particularly with an eye to the latest changes to criminal court proceedings amidst the pandemic.

Two judgments, both alike in dignity, in Teva Canada Ltd, where we lay our scene.

In its recent decision, DBDC Spadina Ltd. v. Walton, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies the law on knowing assistance claims that are brought against corporations.

The continuing rise to prominence of environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance is one of the biggest legal trends of 2022. Investors and other stakeholders are increasingly expecting...

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the FCPA) is widely regarded as landmark legislation in the combat of corruption around the globe.

DPAs are sentencing agreements negotiated between a prosecution authority and a corporation charged with an offence.

On November 9, 2020, Brown J.A., writing for a unanimous Ontario Court of Appeal, released his decision in Kearns v Canadian Tire Corporation Limited...

Recently, legislative amendments gave teeth to whistleblower protections by creating a civil cause of action for reprisals, potentially resolving one of the criticisms of the program.

An employee of a drive test centre has been jailed for accepting a bribe from a driving instructor, who has also been jailed.

The Ontario Securities Commission recently published "OSC Staff Consultation Paper 15-401" which sets out a proposed framework for an incentive-based whistleblower program.

On February 5, 2013, Bill S-14, the Fighting Foreign Corruption Act was introduced into Canada’s Senate.

Recent Canadian judicial decisions have established that a bank owes a duty of care to non-customers once it has actual knowledge of, or is wilfully blind to, the use of its services for fraudulent purposes.

The Government of Canada recently introduced the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 (the "Budget Implementation Act") and the Criminal Interest Rate Regulations (the "Regulations")...

The Court regarded this business as being somewhat risky by nature, always entailing the risk of losses, which must be borne by the agency, in this case by Gescoro.

In the recent decision of Raza Kayani LLP v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed the scope of the "fictitious payee" defence available to banks and other financial institutions under Canada’s Bills of Exchange Act.

The court saw that banks can spread the risk and loss, while a drawer could be a small business that could be bankrupted if required to bear the loss alone.

In a fiercely-contested, 5-4 split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a company victimized by employee cheque fraud can recover its $5.5-million loss from the banks ...

On April 5th, newspapers in Canada began reporting that the Financial Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) had imposed its first ever penalty on a bank.