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"Entire agreement" clauses are integral to M&A. Given the extensive negotiations between buyers and sellers, M&A parties rely on "entire agreement" clauses...

Federal legislation designed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will be felt strongly in Nova Scotia.

Over the past decade, nothing has led to more spilled ink than the standard of review Canadian courts should apply when reviewing administrative decision making.

A recent British Columbia Supreme Court case reaffirms that non est factum—the legal doctrine allowing parties to void contracts signed under fundamental misapprehension—remains an exceptionally narrow defence. When guarantors attempted to escape liability by claiming limited English proficiency and misunderstanding the unlimited nature of their guarantees, the court rejected their defence, emphasizing that parties cannot avoid contractual obligations simply because they failed to seek proper

On October 10, 2019, leave to appeal the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal (the "Alberta CA") in Edmonton (City) v. Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. ("Edmonton v. Alvarez")1 was refused by the...

The potential in Atlantic Canada for economically sustainable aquaculture has been well documented, but getting the industry to flourish remains a challenge

Artificial Intelligence ("AI") promises to transform many aspects of everyday life for Canadians.

While court operations are suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, many separated or separating spouses will rely more than ever on the advice of family lawyers.

If a competitor files a patent application in the patent office on an unpatentable invention, the patent office should do its job and reject the patent application.

Public private partnership ("P3") project agreements in Canada contain a litany of supervening event types and formulations, as well as emergency ...

The Independent Order of Foresters ("Foresters") and Unity Life of Canada ("Unity") recently completed the first sponsored demutualization in Canadian history. Effective April 2, 2008, Unity converted from a mutual life insurance company into a life insurance company with common shares, all of which are owned by Foresters.

The Federal Courts of Canada operate under statutory jurisdiction rather than inherent authority, creating distinct boundaries for their legal powers. This article examines how these jurisdictional limits apply across three critical areas: intellectual property disputes, competition law enforcement, and tax matters. Understanding these boundaries is essential for determining whether cases belong in Federal Court or provincial superior courts.

Two recent developments portend a rapidly changing environment for Canadian companies doing business abroad.

The recent Alberta Court of Queen's decision, Greenidge v Allstate Insurance Company, determined that an insurer was not in breach of Section B of the Standard Automobile Policy...

Canada has a long-standing prohibition against granting patents for inventions that are "methods of medical treatment." A decision of the Patent Appeal Board (PAB)

In what is always welcome reading for dealmakers, the American Bar Association (ABA) recently published its 2023 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study (US Deals).

Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, conducted an independent investigation in response to its recent kickback scandal. In March 2022, Unifor's president, Jerry Dias, resigned after it was revealed...