Known by corporate America as a haven for product liability class actions, Canada is experiencing a rise in a new litigation trend — mass torts.

In this episode of Blakes Take 2, we talk to Robin Linley, a Partner in the Blakes Class Actions group. Following on from a recent webcast, Robin offers a detailed look at how amendments to...

Sponsors of publicity contests no longer have to register their contests in Quebec and contend with the other requirements of Quebec's contest legislation. As of October 27, 2023...

Businesses are increasingly adopting biometric technologies for a wide range of uses, from controlling access to digital and physical spaces and verifying identity online, to detecting customer sentiments and estimating user ages on social media sites...

Allocating liability for data breaches in technology contracts is a growing concern for Canadian businesses. Blakes recently launched the first edition of the Canadian Data Liability Study...

Recent trends in Canadian real estate transactions reveal evolving negotiation practices and shifting approaches...

If you are an investor, developer or lender in a joint venture that is proposing to finance the property that is the subject of the joint venture, it is important to protect your interests...

Criminal activity in the cyber world is spreading at a rapid rate. Criminals have found an opportunity during the current COVID-19 crisis to ramp up their game and take advantage of vulnerabilities.

Bill C-49 passed on May 22, 2018, and received royal asset on May 23, 2018. Among other things, the bill raised the foreign ownership limit in Canadian airlines ...

In January 2019, the Government of Canada announced changes to regulations governing how and where drones can be operated in Canada.

RESAs are compact, level and obstacle-free areas located beyond each end of a runway.

On July 16, 2023, the United Kingdom formally signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Auckland, New Zealand.

Public issuers and investment funds are facing growing pressure from regulators, investors and other stakeholders to integrate ESG into their business and investment decisions.

The Investment Canada Act (ICA) is a federal statute of broad application regulating the establishment and acquisition of control of Canadian businesses by non-Canadians.

Strategic mergers in Canada may soon face new rules when under review by the Competition Bureau. The Bureau recently announced that it is considering revisions to Canada’s Merger Enforcement Guidelines (MEGs).

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has issued a draft Management and Retention of Pension Plan Records by the Administrator policy which has been made public to permit comments to be made until February 26, 2010.

On July 1, 2011, the new Ontario "Brownfields" rules and standards take effect.

Following the Federal Court of Appeal decision reported in our November 2011 Blakes Bulletin, in which the Amazon.com application was remanded to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) for further consideration, we have now heard that the application has been allowed and a patent will issue with method and apparatus claims.

On June 3, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada denied the defendants’ application for leave to appeal of the decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal (BCCA) in the DRAM class action.

With recent dramatic changes in the lending market and lending criteria, the purchaser’s ability to finance the transaction has taken on heightened importance and may require greater creativity on the part of both the vendor and the purchaser.