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Various courts have struggled with the concept of "good faith" between two contracting parties. The struggle arises from the competing principles of the individualistic and adversarial nature of contracting versus the natural inclination to punish people for taking undue advantage of another person.

Arbitration is increasingly displacing traditional litigation as the dispute resolution mechanism of choice for many businesses, including franchisors and franchisees.

This right to depose is the subject of conflicting case law from Superior Court judges.

On September 21, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously dismissed the appeal in Attorney General of Canada v Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence in Society and Sheryl Kiselbach.

Businesses that advertise using their products reduce the risk of cancer must tread carefully this year. By launching Project False Hope to combat misleading advertising of cancer products online, the Fair Business Practices Branch of the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) has identified this issue as an area of focus in 2008.

Commonly known as Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, "CASL" contains a controversial enforcement mechanism known as the "private right of action" that will allow a person to seek compensation...

Last week, the Honourable Mr. Justice Phelan of the Federal Court awarded over $20,000 in damages following a privacy violation in Chitrakar v Bell TV, 2013 FC 1103.

What do a drug arrest in New York in June 2014 and the death of Mr. Farook, a mass murderer in San Bernadino, California in December 2015 have to do with the ability of Canadian users of Apple devices to keep their data private?

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently released a guidance document for Canadian private sector cannabis retailers who collect personal information from their customers.

On November 16th, the Ontario government tabled more new legislation seeking to address the housing crisis in Ontario: Bill 39, the Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022...

In most commercial leases the gross rent payable by a tenant to a landlord has a number of components including the basic rent, a share of realty taxes and a share of operating costs.

Currently, Vancouver's Zoning and Development By-law permits only licensed hotels and bed and breakfasts to offer rentals of less than 30 days.

The Ontario Government announced on Thursday, May 2, 2019 that there will again be significant changes to the Planning Act and other development-related legislation through its "More Homes,

On May 16, 2017 the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Bill Mauro and the Attorney General Yasir Naqvi, announced that the province of Ontario will be introducing new legislation that will...

Following a recent Ontario Superior Court decision, pension administrators contemplating modifications to their plans may be obligated to inform plan members of such possible changes before they are implemented.

One of the "tax loopholes" targeted in Budget 2013 is a category of financial transactions dubbed "character conversion transactions" by the Government.

Budget 2021 proposes significant new limitations on business interest deductibility, commencing January 1, 2023.

Canada's proposed Productivity Mega Deduction would allow businesses to immediately write off the full cost of newly acquired capital assets, including aircraft and flight simulators, rather than spreading deductions over multiple years. This permanent change to the capital cost allowance regime could significantly benefit the business aviation industry, though taxpayers must carefully consider timing, income requirements, and documentation to maximize the deduction's value.