ArticleTips To Set Your Business Up For Successful IP Litigation It is therefore important for a business to be prepared to advance claims against infringers instantly.CanadaIntellectual PropertyBennett Jones LLP
ArticleUse Of Competitors' Trademarks As Google AdWords Is Not InfringementThe British Columbia Supreme Court has decided that the use of a competitor's trademarks in Google AdWords does not constitute infringement.CanadaIntellectual PropertyBennett Jones LLP
ArticleCanada Announces 30-Day Consultation On Measures To Address China's Trade Practices Related To Electric VehiclesOn July 2, 2024, Canada will initiate a 30-day consultation period on potential policy responses to China's rapid rise as the world's largest manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs).CanadaInternational LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleCanada Expands Sanctions On Russia And The Crimea Region Of The UkraineOn Monday, June 29, 2015, the Canadian government expanded its economic sanctions against Russia and the Crimea region of the Ukraine. CanadaInternational LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleCBSA Shares Its 2015 Customs Compliance Verification TargetsOn the first business day of the new year, the 6th of January 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued its customs compliance verification priorities for 2015.CanadaInternational LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleEurasia Group's Top Risks 2018: Impacts For Canadian BusinessThe Eurasia Group has released its annual forecast of the political risks that are most likely to play out over the course of 2018.CanadaInternational LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleNAFTA Chapter Eleven: Can TransCanada Break The U.S. Shutout?US investors have successfully used investor-state arbitration under the NAFTA when they have thought themselves wronged by the actions of governments in Canada or Mexico.CanadaInternational LawBennett Jones LLP
ArticleBC Court Of Appeal Confirms That The Duty Of Honest Performance Does Not Extend To Pre-Contractual DishonestyIn Ocean Pacific Hotels Ltd. v Lee, 2025 BCCA 57, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia confirmed that the duty of honest performance in contract does not extend to pre-contractual negotiations.CanadaLaw Department PerformanceBennett Jones LLP
ArticleHugh MacKinnon On Leadership And Bennett Jones' Expansion To Montréal In The CEO Series PodcastHugh MacKinnon is featured on The CEO Series to talk about Bennett Jones' expansion to Montréal, his guiding principles as a leader at a national law firm, his journey in leadership...CanadaLaw Department PerformanceBennett Jones LLP
ArticleA Product Cannot Damage Itself: Ontario Court Of Appeal Sets Aside Certification Of Motor Vehicle Engine Class ActionDamage to a product resulting from a defect within the product constitutes presumptively unrecoverable pure economic loss.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleAlberta Court Denies Application To Hear Motion To Strike Prior To Class Action Certification HearingIn Perez-Nana v Cargill Limited, 2022 ABQB 283, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench considered a sequencing application. Guided by efficiency and fairness, ...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleCourt Orders Videoconference Questioning For Discovery And Provides Guidance For The Use Of Technology In Litigation ProceedingsConducting questioning for discovery remotely by videoconference is a stable, predictable, safe, and efficient procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleDefeating Proposed Common Issues—Lessons From Pro-SysKalra v Mercedes Benz Canada, 2017 ONSC 3795, is a recent certification decision of the Ontario Superior Court in which Justice Belobaba certified the proposed emissions standards class action...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleFinancial Statements Can Inadvertently Extend Limitation PeriodsThere is a deadline for suing someone. In Alberta, the deadline is generally the earlier of two years from when you knew or ought to have known of the claim. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleLeave To Appeal To Supreme Court Of Canada Denied In GSI Seismic LitigationIn the latest chapter in the seismic-related litigation brought by Geophysical Services Incorporated (GSI)...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleLooking Forward: Class Actions In 2021Instability and uncertainty were the two constants in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted social norms and challenged businesses. The long range impact of that instability and uncertainty remains to be seen.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleOntario Court Of Appeal Holds That A Claim Is Limitations-Barred For An Entire ClassIn Fehr v Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2024 ONCA 847 (Fehr), the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the representative plaintiffs' appeal seeking post-certification...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Enforces Arbitration Clauses For Business Customers In Consumer Class ActionBusiness customers that agreed to arbitrate disputes cannot "piggyback" their claims onto a consumer class action in court, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada Clarifies Boundaries Between Provincial And Federal CourtsRobert Strickland and five other applicants sought to challenge the Federal Child Support Guidelines as unlawful. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada To Decide If A Lawyer Subject To Enforcement Proceedings Can Claim Solicitor-Client PrivilegeThe Supreme Court of Canada recently granted leave to appeal in Minister of National Revenue v Duncan Thompson, 2013 FCA 197.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBennett Jones LLP