A decision of the Federal Court illustrates the importance of proper trademark management in operating a business. The Plaintiff seems to have ignored this to its detriment, notwithstanding that its business...

In 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed in Canada (AG) v. Fairmont Hotels 2016 sec 56, that contractual rectification is available to correct written contracts which inaccurately record the...

Fastenal Canada terminated B.C. employee Hussien Mehaidi for expressing his outrage on Twitter for the company's Christmas gift of Gets Sauced BBQ sauce and a company branded wooden scraper.

Laboratory experimentation often invokes images of scientists in white lab coats and bubbling flasks. However, the rapid advancement of computational techniques and computing power have significantly changed...

All properties in Ontario will receive new notices of assessment in 2008 that will serve as the basis for municipal property taxation for 2009 to 2012. In accordance with the requirements of the Assessment Act, these new assessments will be based on January 1, 2008 "current values" determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).

Although the first class action legislation was enacted in Canada more than twenty-five years ago and class proceedings are now a national phenomenon, Canadian courts still have not stated clearly the manner in which certification principles will be applied to class proceedings alleging antitrust violations.

Holding companies (or "HoldCos") are ubiquitous in modern corporate and financial structures, and serve various business purposes. Within the realm of Ontario's electricity distribution sector, HoldCos are generally...

Recently, in Nowlan v. Canada (Attorney General) 2022 FCA 83, the Federal Court of Appeal considered an employer's duties towards employees in the event of employee transfers.

The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling that found provincial agricultural legislation unconstitutionally restricted freedom of expression. The decision examines whether regulations preventing animal rights activists from using false pretenses to access farms violate Charter rights, analyzing the balance between protecting agricultural operations and preserving investigative journalism about animal welfare.

These filings have spurred meaningful discussion about AI-related inventorship and ownership.

Consider one of the following scenarios: Your firm's leadership wants to become the employer of choice for young professionals...

In 2015 in White Burgess Langille Inman v Abbott and Halibuton Co., 2015 SCC 23 the Supreme Court of Canada released a comprehensive decision on expert bias and how it relates to the admissibility ...

Canadian Courts have consistently held that arbitration clauses are to be given a large and liberal interpretation.

Pipelines, mines, ports, railways, reactors and power dams make federal environmental assessments prominent in current public affairs.

La Guarantees Acknowledgement Act (Alberta) a été modifiée pour permettre les vidéoconférences interactives et la signature en plusieurs exemplaires des attestations requises en vertu de cette loi.

Your client is the settlor of a family trust, one she claims was intended to be a gift to her children upon the last of the three children attaining the age of 30 years.

There are several new prescribed forms under Ontario's recently amended Construction Act that all players involved in the construction industry should be aware of.

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 20, 2021. The theme this week was family law.

In this article, I share four over-arching themes that are constants in successful claims: the calibre of the legal team, clarity on goals and strategy, alignment of stakeholders and communication.

In 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized that all parties to a contract have a duty to act honestly: Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71. This includes the obligation that parties must not lie...