New regulations under the New Brunswick Pension Benefits Act came into force in December 2011.

On October 15, 2014, the Nova Scotia government introduced legislation that will, if passed into law, permit Pooled Registered Retirement Pension Plans in NS.

On December 13, 2016, the Province of Nova Scotia released for comment draft regulations that will establish the Solar for Community Buildings Pilot Program, expected to launch in early 2017 and run for three years.

After Mr. McCorkill died, his sister asked the NB Court to void the bequest because it was illegal and/or against public policy because the NA and its activities breach Canadian law.

On May 2, 2017, the N.S. Court of Appeal decided another case involving the deductibility of CPP disability benefits – but this time, in the context of a tort claim.

On October 24, 2018, the N.S. Supreme Court issued Supplemental Reasons explaining why it decided that future income loss under section 113BA(1) of the N.S. Insurance Act, RSNS 1989, c. 231 must be calculated on a gross, and not a net, basis.

On June 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada considered the test for jurisdiction over an allegedly defamatory Internet article – the reputational effects of which can reach around the globe.

On June 13, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada decided that Canadians have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their online activities.

Early release of holdback will not apply to single family residences owned or occupied by the owner or their spouse if the value of the work involved is $75,000 or less.

On September 19, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada decided that provincial consumer protection legislation applies to banks and credit unions in credit matters.

On September 19, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada decided that provincial consumer protection legislation applies to banks and credit unions in credit matters.

After years of low interest rates, and correspondingly high solvency liabilities, there's growing recognition that the solvency funding model is broken.

Employers are increasingly taking pride in their support of gender diversity in their workplaces.

Administrative monetary penalties, or "AMPs", are a new phenomenon in the Canadian offshore. AMPs were introduced to the Newfoundland & Labrador and Nova Scotia offshore in February 2016.

On February 6, 2018, Bill C-68, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence, introduced by Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, Dominic Leblanc, received first reading in the House of Commons.

On May 6, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada generally affirmed the common law rule that positive covenants do not run with the land.

On October 5, 2017, the N.S. government took another step toward creating a globally competitive marine renewable energy industry and associated innovation ecosystem in N.S.

It's no April Fools' Day joke: effective April 1, 2017 the minimum wage rates in each of the four Atlantic Canadian provinces will increase.

All stakeholders in any major project development already know that adequate consultation before – rather than after – a project is approved is better for everyone than after-the-fact litigation.

For many businesses, large and small, their "Intellectual Property" (IP) is one of their most valuable assets. So understanding IP is important.