Our Employment and labour year in review assembles a number of important cases, recent developments in legislation and cases to watch for in 2014, all of which could potentially have an impact on the management of your human resources.

Yesterday the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Corps of Engineers released a pre-publication, final version of a new rule defining the scope of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

Legislation to prohibit "pay-to-pay" practices by banks has not yet been drafted. Therefore, at this point, we do not know exactly what will be prohibited.

Quand l’été approche, c’est le moment de l’année idéal pour préparer la prochaine étape de son parcours professionnel.

Pour conclure la série de billets sur l'affaire des claviers brevetés par Blackberry, et les accusations de contrefaçon ICI, un règlement a été annoncé.

The Federal Court of Canada decided that the Federal limitation period of six years applied to an alleged trade-mark infringement which occurred in Ontario.

L'auteure commente cette décision de la Cour d'appel qui porte sur les articles 54.1 et suivants du Code de procédure civile, relatifs au pouvoir de sanctionner les abus de procédure.

The Government of Ontario announced on June 10 that it intends to introduce amendments to the province's Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) that, if passed, would strengthen privacy rules...

The US District Court of Maryland's recent decision concerning Aegis Mobile, LLC signals a major development in cross-border regulatory enforcement and cooperation between Canada and the United States.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China announced a pilot agreement to launch a Patent Prosecution Highway between Canada and China.

After four years of negotiations, Canada and the European Union today signed a significant trade deal which includes elements directed towards intellectual property protection for life sciences patentees.

This video presents the key changes to the Canadian intellectual property system, encompassing trademarks, patents and industrial design, their impact on businesses and the tools that are available to help you better protect and enforce your rights.

Duff & Phelps recently released their May 2015 Mergermarket Report entitled Energy: Turning Volatility Into Opportunity.

The upcoming Civic Holiday is celebrated on Monday, August 3 in Ontario. The holiday, which was created in honour of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, often raises questions for employees and employers alike.

On Monday, November 4, 2013, Hudson’s Bay Company ("HBC") completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Saks Incorporated ("Saks") in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$2.9 billion.

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This video presents our annual review of top legal highlights of 2014.

Tom Valentine discusses Canadian LNG projects and how they compare to LNG projects in other parts of the world, namely the U.S.

A recent report put out by the Boston Consulting Group indicates that companies are increasingly turning to asset divestures as a means of enhancing shareholder value.

The Honourable Neil Wittman, Alberta's Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, has ruled that a landowner is entitled to carry on her lawsuit against Alberta's Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Department (ESRD) for allegedly being negligent in monitoring and regulating EnCana Corporation (EnCana) in the hydraulic fracturing of a well, and negligent in investigating the alleged contamination of her water well.