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In December 2015, over 50 WTO members, including Canada, gathered at the Nairobi Ministerial Conference, and agreed to the expansion of the ITA, a WTO agreement that aims to eliminate tariffs on IT products.

In an article in the Globe and Mail, Mona Tomlinson, a records coordinator in our Toronto office, tells her story about being out at the Firm as a lesbian since she joined in 1998.

Calendrier du programme national – hiver/printemps 2020

Dans un article du Globe and Mail, Mona Tomlinson, coordinatrice de la gestion des dossiers à notre bureau de Toronto, raconte son histoire en tant que lesbienne au sein du cabinet depuis son arrivée en 1998.

The Supreme Court of Canada yesterday refused the plaintiff’s application for leave to appeal a decertification decision in Wakelam v. Wyeth et al.

Can legislatures prevent judges from reviewing government decisions? On this episode, Adam speaks to McCarthy Tétrault litigation partner Jamie Holtom about the Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Democracy Watch...

When will a court decline to enforce an arbitration clause in a standard form "click" contract?

On March 20, 2017, the Province of British Columbia announced significant changes to the jurisdiction of the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) and Provincial Court to address small claims court matters.

In Caron v. Fraternité provinciale des ouvriers en électricité, section locale 1676, 2016 QCCS 25, the Superior Court of Québec refused to authorize a class action on behalf of linesmen who had paid contributions to the Respondents, Unions and Québec Construction Board, pursuant to the Act Respecting Labour Relations, Vocational Training, and Workforce Management in the Construction Industry (the "Act R-20").

As such, he his stated view is that, in any given case, there "ought to be good reason" to defer filing a defence.

The final settlements were approved yesterday in a series of settlements that represent the second-largest recovery in Canadian competition class action history.

Continuing to help organizations successfully navigate class action lawsuits, McCarthy Tétrault is pleased to announce the release...

Canadian employers continue to watch as class actions regarding employees’ claims for "overtime" compensation move forward.

Kelli McAllister and Renee Reichelt explore the ongoing tension in certification motions where courts are to provide a meaningful screening device but refrain from assessing the merits of the claim.

In this decision, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench refused to appoint an arbitrator to resolve a dispute about overhead charges incurred in the operation of a joint venture.

In this case, the Ontario Court of Appeal discussed what constitutes proper service of a foreign state under the federal State Immunity Act (Act).

The Supreme Court of Canada has released a precedent-setting judgment in the area of contract law.

Investor-state arbitration has often come with the expectation that proceedings will remain private and confidential, resulting in the greater possibility of a de-politicized and evidence-based mechanism of dispute resolution.