ArticleWaiting Game Continues Following Election Of New Federal GovernmentLast October 19th, a new federal Liberal government was elected ending nine years of rule by the Conservative Party. CanadaFinance and BankingNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticlePatient Privacy v. Class Notification: Patient Privacy Wins In British ColumbiaIn Logan v. Hong, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered whether third party doctors across Canada were required to provide plaintiff’s counsel with the names and contact information of patients the doctors had injected with defendants’ product. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticlePharma In Brief - Pan-Canadian Pricing Alliance Update: Status Of Negotiations For Brand Name DrugsIn 2010, the provinces and territories announced the creation the Pan-Canadian Pricing Alliance.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticlePharma In Brief - Status Update: Regulatory And Policy Changes To Create Orphan Drug Environment For CanadaCanada is one of the few developed countries without a specific regulatory framework for drugs for rare diseases, often termed "orphan drugs". CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticlePublic Contracts: AMF Authorization Required For Service Contracts And Subcontracts Of $1 Million And Over Starting November 2, 2015Construction contracts are not affected by this amendment and will continue to be subject to the current $5 million threshold that was established in October 2014.CanadaGovernment, Public SectorNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleFinalement, une partie du "file wrapper" en ligne à l'OPIC!Pourquoi cette informatisation est-elle importante?CanadaIntellectual PropertyNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleTen Things To Do If Sued In The United States Or CanadaWhen conducting business abroad, most enterprises, businesspeople and investors realize they may be subject to legal action in the jurisdictions where they do business if a dispute arises out of that activity. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleNavigating The World Of Social Media AppsSocial media apps and networking websites are exploding in the world of social media. Just last year, Apple announced that its Apple iOS App Store reached a landmark 40 billion downloads and 775,000 apps for its platform.CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleAnother Corporation Found In Violation Of Canada’s Anti-Spam LawThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the CRTC) recently issued another notice of violation under Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL), this time against Plentyoffish Media Inc., a corporation offering dating services to nearly 100 million users, some of which are located in Canada. CanadaPrivacyNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleComing Soon—Canada’s New Anti-Spam LawCASL is coming July 1, 2014: Download our easy tool to navigate the regulatory maze!CanadaPrivacyNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleLimiting Tax Exposure On An Acquisition By Share PurchaseOne characteristic consequence of a share sale is, generally, that the vendor realizes a capital gain. Canadian resident shareholders are generally taxed on half of the amount of the capital gain.CanadaTaxNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleOECD Report Proposes New Treaty Shopping RulesIn February we wrote about a discussion draft of Action 6 of the Action Plan on Base Erosion developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development at the request of the G20.CanadaTaxNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleAcquisitions Of Freight Carriers And Other Commercial Vehicle Operators: The Road To Regulatory ComplianceTransport by road is a major and developed industry in Canada and the United States.CanadaTransportNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleThe M&A Market For Venture Capital-Funded Companies In 2016As such, companies looking to merge or acquire VCFCs should be wary of these trends and should look to protect themselves from unfortunate results.GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleThe Rise Of Cross-Border M&AThe numbers are in for the first half of 2014 and they show an M&A market dominated by cross-border deals. GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleReflections On American M&A Performance In The First Half Of 2015As seen elsewhere in this blog, the volume of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the first half of 2015 (H1 2015) reached near record-setting heights.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleEmployment Vs. Vocation: Is A Priest An Employee?This decision sends a message to the priests whose responsibilities tender more to the immaterial than the legal world : their religious services are more likely to fall within the spiritual realm than the contractual sphere.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleEmployee Retention: Good People Equals Better ResultsHigh profit margins and synergistic gains cannot be realized without key talent who are able to motivate employees to achieve high levels of performance. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleThe Ontario Human Rights Commission, Gender Identity, Gender Expression And The Workplace- Part 3Does your workplace have gender-neutral washrooms? Does your workplace have a dress code that accommodates all forms of gender expression? These are just two of the questions raised by the Ontario Human Rights Commission's ("OHRC") Policy on Preventing Discrimination because of Gender Identity and Gender Expression (the "Policy"). CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleCanada Uses Anti-Spam Law To Take Down Toronto BotnetThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on Thursday, December 3, 2015, that it had served its first-ever warrant under Canada's anti-spam law...CanadaPrivacyNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP