On December 7, 2016, the Federal Court of Appeal released its Reasons for Judgment regarding whether the Crown's duty to consult is triggered at the legislative development stage in Canada...

On November 14, 2006, Canada and Peru signed a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), otherwise referred to as a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA). This is Canada’s first BIT to be negotiated in eight years and the first BIT to be based on Canada’s new 2004 Model FIPA. This will bring the number of BITs Canada has with developing and newly industrialized countries to a total of 22.

A guide to defensible collection and preservation of ESI in today's distributed workforce.

The consequences of being subject to U.S. laws and the U.S. legal system – including its features of litigation, jury trials and high damage awards – can place a Canadian company unwittingly into a high stakes legal battle in the United States.

With less than three weeks before cannabis becomes legal for adult use in Canada, Ontario has finally tabled its approach to retail distribution.

Plea-bargain agreements form an integral part of our criminal justice system as they aide the amicable resolution of criminal cases. These agreements are not foreign in labour matters...

The Manitoba government has released draft regulations that would, for the first time, introduce a formal enforcement and penalty regime under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA).

On December 11, 2018, the Alberta government issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) to determine private sector interest in building or expanding a refinery in Alberta to use more Alberta heavy oil.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently issued what appears to be a final decision in the R. v. Sudbury saga; an important line of cases shaping how industry stakeholders understand their health and safety obligations on construction projects in Ontario

The federal government's recent omnibus budget bill, Bill C-86 tabled October 29, proposes significant changes to Canada's IP laws.

On October 23, 2018, the Government of Canada announced the next steps in its climate action plan and reaffirmed its commitment to apply a federal carbon pricing system (the "Federal Backstop")...

In a perfect world, all those who have been harmed due to the negligence of others would receive justice. Unfortunately, that is not always the case and litigation becomes the only path to a solution.

Geopolitics has placed transportation at the forefront of public policy in Canada. Transport Minister Tony Valeri has recently stated that his primary objective is to do whatever needs doing to make our transportation system more efficient and more competitive and that one of the key challenges is certainly the security of marine transportation.

Importers, brokers, carriers and warehouse operators have been subject to administrative monetary penalties (AMPS) for infractions of customs legislation and regulations, since October 7, 2002. AMPS imposes monetary penalties in proportion to the type, frequency, and severity of the infraction.

In a recent endorsement concerning lien claims in receivership proceedings, the court offers a nuanced and pragmatic message for construction stakeholders, insolvency practitioners, and receivers.

recent World Trade Organization (WTO) interim ruling on the regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), EC-Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products, will be of significant interest to companies operating in the food and agricultural sectors.

Resolving commercial disputes efficiently is vital in the modern business world. Until relatively recently, the burden of doing so fell on those national court systems that seemed to capture the bulk of such disputes. But economic liberalisation and technological change have been altering the global economy. In particular, business has responded to the fall of trade barriers by expanding abroad and forging cross-border partnerships and joint ventures of every description.

Both the Framework Agreement and the PFN Settlement Agreement provide that disputes arising under them shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Court.

Netbored Inc. v. Avery Holdings Inc. et al., the Federal Court confirmed that ex parte injunctions and Anton Piller orders are only to be granted in exceptional cases and that a party seeking such an order must make "full and frank" disclosure to the Judge hearing the application for the order

Lorsque dynamique familiale et administration de succession s'entrechoquent, les conséquences peuvent être complexes, tant sur le plan émotionnel que juridique.