Elizabeth Sale is a partner in Osler's Toronto office specializing in the regulation of financial institutions and service providers including banks, insurance companies, payment industry...

Russia's decree is a new and unique approach to using IP rights in connection with armed conflict.

Non-agricultural employment in the informal economy represents 66% of total employment in sub-Saharan Africa.

Providing clients with professional and prompt intellectual property (IP) service in the Balkans can be difficult and challenging, as we at PETOŠEVIĆ, an IP law firm with 14 offices worldwide – 10 located in the Balkans – have learned over the years.

The era of ‘globalization without guardrails’ is rapidly giving way to a world defined by fragmentation, competition, and self-reliance. As the certainty of the rules-based order recedes, governments are looking to assert sovereignty over “critical” domains, from natural resources to supply chains, technology, and infrastructure.

On June 2, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada denied an Alberta First Nation's request to appeal the Court of Appeal's dismissal of its bid to challenge a regulatory approval.

This summer has brought two appellate court decisions that should help alleviate growing concern in the development community that the New York courts are overly receptive to community-based...

A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision dismissing three pre-award protests as untimely highlights an important procedural trap for would-be protesters.

In a recent decision (Dubas v. The Owners of Strata Plan VR. 92, 2019 BCCA 196), the BC Court of Appeal further clarified the strata wind-up process and intent of the strata wind-up

Family structures continue to evolve. It is now common for unmarried couples to cohabit and join their finances. These relationships often resemble a traditional marital partnership.

Senior associate Michèle El Khoury examines recently introduced reforms to real estate investment funds in Dubai, for Global Restructuring Review, which she says aim to strengthen the jurisdiction's position...

Some of the most complex issues that we confront as EB-5 lawyers involve condition removal (I-829) applications. This blog discusses three issues that often arise and how we have successfully addressed these issues.

Real estate investment funds ("REIF") are currently a topic on everyone's agenda given the introduction of new regulations aiming to attract more foreign capital...

In Di Gregorio v. Sunwing Vacations Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal dealt with the jurisdiction of Ontario courts to hear claims for breach of contract even where the existence of the contract is itself disputed.

On November 2, 2021, New York State voters passed a ballot measure enshrining in the State Constitution the right to a "healthful environment."

Environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, is a set of criteria used to assess a company's impact on society and the environment, as well as its corporate governance practices.

The yearly coming together of practitioners and thought leaders at INTA is as close to an industry touchstone for trademarks as can be imagined, for it helps to define the zeitgeist...

Over the past year, US and foreign investment funds and their managers have had an increasing presence in the Canadian retail market. This has largely been seen in initial public offerings of exchange-listed funds and retail offerings of deposit and other "exempt" notes linked to underlying investment funds.

Is your brand ready for the numeric revolution? The "2929" Delhi High Court decision signals a pivotal shift, proving numbers can be powerful, distinctive trademarks in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.