ArticleDMZ At Ryerson University Launches Advisory CouncilGoodmans' partnership with the DMZ at Ryerson University took another exciting step last week. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawGoodmans LLP
ArticleNew Takeover Bid And Early Warning Rules Take Effect TodayAs noted in our February 25, 2016 Update, Amendments to Takeover Bid Rules Alter Canada's M&A Landscape, the main elements of the Takeover Amendments are...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawGoodmans LLP
ArticleTSX Proposes Amendments To Disclosure Requirements Related To Issuer Websites And Security Based Compensation ArrangementsThe Website Amendments are intended to provide participants in the Canadian capital markets with ready access to key security holder documents.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawGoodmans LLP
ArticleIDEL May Preclude Claims For Constructive Dismissal At Common Law: Was Coutinho V. Ocular Health Wrongly Decided?We recently reported on the Ontario Superior Court's decision in Coutinho v. Ocular Health.CanadaEmployment and HRGoodmans LLP
ArticleBeaming Solar Energy To Spacecraft In Orbit: Star Catcher Industries Space Power Grid RevolutionStar Catcher Industries ("Star Catcher"), a startup focusing on energy generation in space, has concluded its seed financing round, raising a total of USD $12.25...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesGoodmans LLP
ArticleSecond Time's The Charm - SEC Re-Proposes Rules For Resource Extraction Issuer DisclosureThe SEC recently re-proposed rules to create a new disclosure regime for payments made to a government by domestic and foreign issuers that engage in the commercial development of oil, natural gas and mining. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesGoodmans LLP
ArticleOntario's Cannabis Retail Industry: Private Retail Cannabis Sales Are Coming To OntarioIt would appear that Ontario's provincial government no longer plans to move forward with the retail distribution of recreational cannabis through government-run stand-alone outlets.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGoodmans LLP
ArticleGovernment Of Canada Provides Greater Clarity Around National Security Reviews And Reaffirms Higher Threshold For Net Benefit Reviews Under Investment Canada ActOn December 19, 2016, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains, announced the release of long-awaited guidelines relating to the national security review of investments by non-Canadians . . .CanadaGovernment, Public SectorGoodmans LLP
ArticleA Battle Of Thrones In The Realm Of CopyrightChatGPT has composed a detailed outline for a prequel to Game of Thrones, titled "A Dawn of Direwolves", which employs the same characters...CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleCanada Launches Public Consultation On Generative AI And Copyright LawOn October 12, 2023, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and its Minister of Canadian Heritage launched a public consultation on the implications of generative artificial intelligence (AI)...CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleSquare's Lawsuit Settlement A Cautionary Tale For Tech CompaniesIn early 2014, Morley brought an action for claims including breach of fiduciary duty and patent infringement against Square and its co-founders, Jack Dorsey and James McKelvey.CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleThree Stripes And You're Out? B.C. Court Issues An Interlocutory Injunction Against AdidasOutdoor apparel company Arc'teryx Equipment successfully obtained an interlocutory injunction against Adidas Canada, restraining Adidas from using the name "TERREX"...CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleKate McNeece Host Of CBA's Counterfactual Podcast: Fair Trade?: North American Competitiveness, Tariffs And Trade With Professor Meredith LillyGoodmans Counsel Kate McNeece hosts CBA's Counterfactual podcast episode 22, Fair Trade?: North American Competitiveness, Tariffs and Trade with Professor Meredith Lilly. CanadaInternational LawGoodmans LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada Discusses Negligence And Duty Of Care In Stolen Car CaseToday, in Rankin (Rankin's Garage & Sales) v JJ, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) overturned an Ontario Court of Appeal decision which found that an owner of a commercial car garage owed a duty of care to a teenager who was injured after he and his friend stole a vehicle from the garage and went on a joyrideCanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGoodmans LLP
ArticleRecord Breaking Proposed Fines Against British Airways And Marriott International Under GDPRThe Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent authority on data privacy, issued notices of its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International CanadaPrivacyGoodmans LLP
ArticleToronto Approves Inclusionary Zoning ProgramOn November 9, 2021, City of Toronto Council approved official plan and zoning by-law amendments to implement inclusionary zoning (IZ).CanadaTaxGoodmans LLP
ArticleCanadian Securities Administrator To Consider Regulatory Framework For Crypto AssetsThe Canadian Securities Administrator recently released its 2019-2022 business plan, which reveals the CSA is considering the development of a regulatory regime for crypto assets and crypto trading platforms over the next three years.CanadaTechnologyGoodmans LLP
ArticleOpenAI And Time Announce Content PartnershipOn June 27th, OpenAI and Time announced a "multi-year content deal" that will see OpenAI incorporate Time articles into its ChatGPT chatbot.CanadaTechnologyGoodmans LLP
ArticleAdvancing Femtech: Flo Health Secures $200 Million In Series C FundingFlo Health, a London-based femtech startup, raised $200 million in Series C funding, valuing it at over $1 billion. With 380 million users, it plans to expand features for middle-aged women, focusing on menopause.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGoodmans LLP
ArticleCalifornia Passes Law Compelling VC Companies To Report On Founder Diversity DemographicsAs of March 1, 2025, venture capital ("VC") funds with business dealings in California will be required to report annually on the diversity of the founding members of the businesses they back.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawGoodmans LLP