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The blockchain has recently become the new financial instrument of the future. Experts in major industries, such as the financial and legal communities, are continuously working on researching...

Could this finally be farewell to the last remaining bulk sales legislation in Canada? On June 8, 2016, Bill 218 entitled the Burden Reduction Act, 2016 passed its first reading in the Ontario Legislature.

In 2014, the anti-spam provisions of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) came into force, creating a wide array of compliance requirements for businesses.

A November 2014 decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal serves as a stark reminder about the importance of acting quickly when it comes to breach of contract matters.

In Frye v. Frye Estate, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that a bequest of shares was valid, notwithstanding that such a bequest was clearly contrary to the explicit terms of a unanimous shareholder agreement and letters patent.

Non-disclosure agreements, or "NDAs," are often relied upon at the start of a business relationship to allow the parties to disclose important information while protecting...

Commercial fishing is a vital piece of the Atlantic Canadian economy and is highly regulated to ensure that the fisheries remain a sustainable Canadian resource.

This decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal provides an example of a court implying terms into a contract in order to reflect relevant business practices and business efficacy.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued its judgment in Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp., finding that the use of a formula in loan documentation is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of Section 4 of the Interest Act...

On March 8, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled that debtor Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation (Sabine), an upstream company, was permitted to reject pipeline contracts with midstream gatherers.

Limitation of liability clauses in contracts are approached very differently in Canadian law and U.S. law.

The Court of Appeal has affirmed a Superior Court decision which determined that Starbucks assumed responsibility and control and became an occupier of a portion of a municipal sidewalk.

Under the current ICAA, arbitration tribunals are permitted to grant interim measures.

In Royal Bank of Canada v. Modo, the co-defendant, Rejert Modo entered into a Fixed Rate Conditional Sales Contract with the plaintiff, Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC")...

Episode 62 of the Law Talk Podcast with Clay Williams and Tanvir Gill focuses on Standard Form Contracts and the way they are used in real estate and for business assets.

The Competition Bureau of Canada has entered into a consent agreement with Empire Company Limited, parent of major grocery chains including Sobeys and Safeway, restricting the company's use of property controls that limit competition. This agreement prohibits Empire from enforcing certain restrictive covenants and exclusivity clauses that prevent other grocers from operating nearby, despite Empire's earlier voluntary commitments. The Bureau's action signals heightened regulatory scrutiny of property control

Bill 23, the Commercial Tenancies Protection Act ("CTPA" or the "Act"), was introduced in legislature on June 16, 2020 to protect commercial tenants experiencing difficulty meeting their obligations under a tenancy agreement due to pandemic COVID-19.