ArticleCanadian Court Certifies Visa/Mastercard Class Action Critical TakeawaysYesterday, Chief Justice Bauman released public reasons certifying the Visa/MasterCard price-fixing class actions.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleCounsel Comments: Alberta Take Five April EditionMichael Mysak, Ciara Mackey and Alicia Yowart comment in the April edition of Take Five on an Alberta Court of Appeal decision—CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v. 801 Seventh Inc., 2023 ABCA 97—that clarified the limitations on pre-trial questioning of third-party consultants.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleDominique Hussey Welcomes Justice Moreau To Supreme Court Of Canada (Video)Dominique Hussey spoke at the Supreme Court of Canada's official welcome ceremony for the Honourable Mary T. Moreau.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleLandmark C$32.5 Billion Resolution Of Tobacco Litigation Approved By Ontario CourtA decades-long legal battle involving the tobacco industry has concluded with court approval of a C$32.5 billion resolution pursuant to a Plan of Compromise and Arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleNo Appeal Of BP Canada Decision On Working Papers, Announces CRAThe Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that it will not seek leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal's decision in the BP Canada case. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleESG In PropTech And Its Impacts On Commercial Real EstateNatalia Iamundo spoke on ESG in PropTech and its Impacts on Commercial Real Estate at The Law Society of Ontario's recent event, The Eight-Minute Environmental Lawyer 2024. Natalia highlighted the critical...CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionBennett Jones LLP
ArticlePolitical Leaders Must Face Fiscal Realities Now, Not In 2025 Or 2026: Serge Dupont Op-EdSerge Dupont writes an op-ed in the Financial Post on Canada's hard fiscal realities and the need to be transparent about the choices we face. He says there should be no reason, after the next federal election.CanadaStrategyBennett Jones LLP
VideoWhat A Donald Trump Presidency Means For Western Canada - VideoIt was our pleasure to host the Post U.S. Election event on December 1, featuring John Baird and Allan Gotlieb, on what a Donald Trump presidency means for Western Canada. CanadaStrategyBennett Jones LLP
ArticleWill Trudeau's Government Breach The David Dodge Rule?The Financial Post reports on why the sharp escalation of global bond yields in recent weeks raises the prospect we may be in the middle of a structural shift to a world of permanently higher borrowing costs.CanadaStrategyBennett Jones LLP
Article2024 Taxation Year Reporting Exemption For Bare TrustsOn October 29, 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that bare trusts are once again exempt from filing the T3 Income Tax and Information Return (including Schedule 15 regarding beneficial ownership...CanadaTaxBennett Jones LLP
ArticleCanadian Tax Foundation: Reimagining The Determination Of Tax AvoidanceThe Canadian Tax Foundation's newsletter Perspectives on Tax Law and Policy (June 2022) features an article by Anu Nijhawan and Jared Mackey on Reimagining...CanadaTaxBennett Jones LLP
ArticleGST/HST Closely Related Entities Election – New Filing RequirementsIf you are planning on adding a closely related GST group election in the new year (CRA Form GST25), you will now need to file it with the CRA.CanadaTaxBennett Jones LLP
ArticleOSFI Advisory Of Interest To Federal Credit Unions—Incident ReportingThe Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Canada has published an Advisory of application to all federally regulated financial institutions (FRFI) ...CanadaTechnologyBennett Jones LLP
ArticleExploring The Latest Trends And Strategies For Cross-Border De-SPAC TransactionsGordon Cameron moderated an insightful panel entitled SPACs Are Dead; Long Live the De-SPAC! A Discussion on Trends, Structures, Strategies on CrossBorder "De-SPAC" Transactions...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBennett Jones LLP
VideoWebinar: Powering Up: Legal Considerations In The Electric Vehicle Life Cycle - From Raw Materials To InfrastructureThis webinar will feature lawyers who are working with the companies that are creating the new EV landscape. They will share their real-world insights and experiences in the era of EVs.WorldwideEnergy and Natural ResourcesBennett Jones LLP
VideoWebinar: Future Series: Managing The Risks Of ESG Reporting And Compliance For In-House Counsel And ExecutivesPlease join this webinar on the frameworks and key steps necessary to manage the risks of ESG reporting and compliance.WorldwideEnvironmentBennett Jones LLP
ArticleCautious Optimism For M&A In 2023Ashley White comments in Lexpert's special edition on Finance and M&A on the up-and-down deal activity in Canada in 2022 and what 2023 might look like.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleClimate Change Initiatives: Selected Recent Changes And The Application Of Existing Tax Principles To Clean Energy—Part 2Greg Johnson, Wesley Novotny and Brendan Sigalet write for the Resource Sector Taxation journal on federal tax policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing clean energy technologies.CanadaEnvironmentBennett Jones LLP
ArticleIntellectual Property Primer (Video)Join Kees de Ridder—intellectual property lawyer, patent agent, and trademark agent—as he delves into the fundamentals of intellectual property law.CanadaIntellectual PropertyBennett Jones LLP
ArticleInside The Industry Efforts To Amend The Foreign Buyer BanMark Lewis comments in STOREYS on how the real estate industry worked to get the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act (the foreign buyer ban)...CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionBennett Jones LLP