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Commercial insolvencies are expected to steadily increase in the near-term due to higher interest rates, supply chain disruption and corresponding increased commodity costs.

Since the lower court had jurisdiction over Google in this case, the Court of Appeal held that there was no bar to granting an injunction on the basis that the court's order may impact activities in other jurisdictions.

The Canadian government has added a series of targeted economic sanctions against Zimbabwe to the restrictions imposed just two months ago.

On May 14, 2010, Canada and Panama signed the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), which is intended to significantly increase access for Canadian businesses to bids on Panamanian government procurement relating to infrastructure.

On March 22, the federal government released its Budget for 2011 (Budget 2011).

On March 20, 2018, Canada began the first round of negotiations towards a comprehensive Canada-Mercosur free trade agreement (CMFTA).

On September 10, 2024, the Canadian government announced a new 30-day consultation regarding potential measures to protect critical manufacturing sectors in Canada. A previous consultation led to tariff measures...

In its recent decision in Rooney v. ArcelorMittal S.A. (Rooney), the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that primary market investors have the option of suing both the offeror and its directors and signatories...

After a long delay, on November 1, 2013, Canada ratified the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the Convention).

The Marshall case is a recent example of the B.C. courts refusing to certify consumer protection class actions where they do not satisfy the statutory requirements for certification.

On February 15, 2017, the B.C. Court of Appeal issued its decision in Baker v. Rendle (Baker) denying class action certification in a case about nuisance claims against industrial operations.

The British Columbia Supreme Court (Court) recently dismissed the plaintiff's application for class certification in Ewert v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Ewert)...

In a September 17, 2013, decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court, "Charlton v. Abbott Laboratories Ltd.", the court certified a class action regarding the diet drug Meridia.

A bill to enact the "Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal Information Act", has been introduced in Parliament. The bill, if enacted, would make a number of changes to Canada’s federal "Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act" (PIPEDA).

On March 21, 2017, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta ruled against the Alberta government in Alberta (Attorney General) v. ENMAX PPA Management Inc. et al., ...

For many in-house counsel, document management and production in the context of legal disputes are significant challenges.

There is a continuing trend in both domestic and international contractual disputes for those disputes to be resolved by way of arbitration.

In a world of heightened sensitivity to breaches of duty and a statutory and regulatory regime which establishes extensive and detailed standards governing conduct, it is not at all unusual that corporations which suspect that there may have been a lapse of duty and consequential harmful impact may wish to be proactive and move to investigation of the matter on their own accord prior to any involvement by governmental authorities. In such circumstances, it is not unusual for corporations to enga