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The Federal Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Murphy v Amway Canada Corp. has clarified the findings in Seidel v TELUS Communications confirming that in the absence of express statutory language overriding mandatory arbitration agreements and class action waivers, courts will continue to give effect to the parties’ agreements to arbitrate individually and not by class action.

On February 21, the Quebec Court of Appeal refused to authorize a class action against several oil companies distributing gasoline in Quebec (Lorrain c Petro-Canada, 2013 QCCA 332).

In a recent decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled for the first time that an employer can waive the notice given by an employee who resigns.

Dryco Drywall Supplies Ltd. v Teamsters Local Union 213 is an important reminder to employers that even extreme acts of workplace misconduct may not give rise to just cause for dismissal.

The Superior Court1 has reversed a Commission des relations du travail (CRT) ruling that the Government of Quebec had negotiated in bad faith in the 2003-2005 collective bargaining round with the public and parapublic sectors.

In a recent judgment by the Court of Québec which may raise a few eyebrows, an investigator hired by an employer to inquire into psychological harassment complaints was ordered to pay an alleged harasser moral damages for pain and suffering.

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in (Re) Indalex has changed the landscape for both lenders and borrowers in Canada who sponsor registered defined benefit pension plans.

In (Re) Indalex, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) affirmed the super-priority of the security granted to a debtor-in-possession (DIP) lender, over a deemed trust created under provincial pension legislation, in the context of a Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceeding.

On April 12, 2013, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) issued a public notice regarding proposed amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (Project List).

The decision in "Mobil Investments Canada Inc. and Murphy Oil Corporation v Government of Canada" under ICSID’s Additional Facility Rules has found a petroleum board’s imposition of a new requirement on foreign investors to spend millions of dollars per year in research and development and education and training in breach of Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

In a recent ruling setting aside a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal (Tribunal), the Quebec Court of Appeal found that an agreement entered into by the Government of Quebec and the Syndicat des constables spéciaux du gouvernement du Québec to reduce labour costs does not violate, based on age, the right to equality in employment protected by the Charter of human rights and freedoms (Charter).

In a recent decision, an Ontario arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a grievor with 37 years of service for repeated violations of the company’s health and safety rules and policies.

On March 18, 2013, the Court of Appeal released its highly anticipated decision in Keewatin v Ontario (Minister of Natural Resources).

On April 11, 2013, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a $150-million claim for damages by three former medical residents against the University of Ottawa.

On May 1, 2013, the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") released its annual IP report for 2013.

In a much-anticipated decision, on February 14, 2013, the Superior Court ruled on the imputation of medical visit costs by the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST).

On February 5, 2013, the Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development was released to the public.

AstraZeneca Canada Inc. and AstraZeneca AB ("AstraZeneca") brought an application pursuant to section 6 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations for an order prohibiting the Minister of Health from issuing a Notice of Compliance to Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.