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On November 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada decided privilege wins again – twice. The Court declared first litigation privilege, then solicitor-client privilege, the winner over competing statutory disclosure obligations.

The case of Canada (National Revenue) v. Atlas Tube Canada ULC (2018 FC 1086) involves a number of interesting issues surrounding a tax diligence report prepared by an accounting rm for a potential purchaser of a target corporation.

In a recent judgment handed down by Hong Kong district judge H.H. Judge Andrew Li, the learned Judge commented that Plaintiff's solicitors who blindly pursue a hopeless personal injury claim without a reasonable cause of action ...

On February 23, 2009, the Supreme Court issued an order inviting the Acting Solicitor General of the United States (SG) to file a brief expressing the views of the United States on whether the Court should grant review of a recent antitrust ruling by the Seventh Circuit in a suit by a clothing business against the NFL and Reebok International, American Needle Inc. v. National Football League, 538 F.3d 736 (7th Cir. Aug. 18, 2008).

But it was surprising that one of those amicus briefs supporting the employers was filed by the United States Solicitor General.

On April 2, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court invited the Solicitor General to file a brief expressing the government’s views in a case involving patent exhaustion, Bowman v. Monsanto Co., No. 11-796 (April 2, 2012).

Those views are aligned with Sandoz in this case.

Iggillis Holdings Inc. and Ian Gillis v. Minister of National Revenue, 2018 FCA 51

Discusses the different ways you can go about making a will & the costs associated.

The issue of whether or not the amount of legal fees incurred by a party is privileged, which seem rather straightforward, has sparked a great deal of debate over the last few years...

The rules relating to Conditional Fee Agreements ("CFAs") entered into post 1 November 2005 have now been relaxed.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that clients cannot use the solicitor-client assessment process to investigate whether their solicitors received secret commissions from ATE insurers. This judgment in Turner v Coupland Cavendish Limited raises important questions about how clients can effectively challenge undisclosed financial arrangements when traditional remedies may be prohibitively expensive.

Recent judgment reminds solicitors that they are professionals and not merely postmen to vent the anger of their clients.

This NSW case considered the quality of the legal advice provided to a guarantor and the enforceability of the guarantee.

If managed appropriately, buying or selling real estate should be a stress-free, enjoyable and exciting experience.

Matters that you need to consider if you are buying or selling real estate during the Christmas period.

The duty of honest contractual performance and the oppression remedy are two key risk areas facing businesses, particularly closely held corporations.

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Alberta v Suncor Inc., 2017 ABCA 221, which clarified an employer's ability to claim privilege over information and materials...