We are beginning to see the legal enforcement fallout from the now infamous Panama Papers. CRA concerted efforts to find undeclared offshore money and assets is moving into full gear.

The CRA can examine and make copies of items seized by the RCMP pursuant to search warrants issued during a criminal investigation without having to wait for a determination of whether the warrants were valid.

In the 2016 annual Budget Speech the Minister of Finance indicated the possibility of legislative countermeasures to curb the use of share buy-back arrangements that resulted in no tax being triggered.

On November 21, 2024, the federal government announced that it will be introducing legislation in Parliament that would propose for certain groceries and holiday essentials ("Qualifying Goods")...

As Alberta continues to expand its digital technology vendor community, including its support ecosystem for new and scale-up players.

On March 28, 2023, the federal government tabled the 2023 budget ("Budget 2023"), proposing "transformative investments to build Canada's clean economy."

A German court has ruled that Ferrari, famous maker of Italian sports cars, must give up its TESTAROSSA trademark in that country.

The International Energy Agency (IEA), a Paris-based inter-governmental organization, recently released the latest edition of its Global EV Outlook report.

In the case of Constantia Insurance Company Limited v The Master of the High Court, Johannesburg and Others (512/2021) [2022] ZASCA 179 (13 December 2022), an indemnity provided to a guarantor by...

South African Municipal Workers’ Union obo Malatsi v South African Local Government Bargaining Council and others [2026] 1 BLLR 95 (LAC)

In the 2016 annual Budget Speech the Minister of Finance indicated the possibility of legislative countermeasures to curb the use of share buy-back arrangements that resulted in no tax being triggered.

The government has put in place a further long-term regulatory measure to address the current challenges facing South Africa's transport and logistics infrastructure.

In response to the COVID-19 virus, Canada's federal government has restricted non-essential travel and closed the US border.

In a recent Alberta arbitration award (PDF), the arbitrator awarded damages to employees for a breach of their privacy rights, in the amount of $1,250 each.

On June 21, 2011, in Canadian Jewish Congress v. Polger, the Court of Appeal of Québec overturned a decision of the Superior Court that had ordered an employer to pay pension benefits based only on an alleged practice and without proper written documentation to that effect.

The traveller may have received their vaccine in any country as long as they can provide proof of completing the vaccination in either English or French or a certified translation.

The purpose of this bulletin, the third in our "Dispute Resolution Clauses - Two Minute Drafting Tips" series, is to provide parties involved in negotiating commercial agreements with quick...

On October 19, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada issued an important decision regarding application of the law of defamation to Internet hyperlinks that lead to defamatory material.

The Competition authorities of the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.) and the European Commission have reached a common agreement

As mentioned in our prior blog post titled Commissioner Points to More Active Enforcement, Greater Transparency and Refined Approach to Efficiencies Defence