Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 72 - Cultural Roots, Belonging, and the Fear of Change: What’s Next for Inclusion?
Daily Compliance News: June 24, 2025, The Questions, Questions, and More Questions Edition
Hot Topics in International Trade - Tariff Mitigation Strategies
Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition
Adapting to Tariffs and Other Trade Policy Shifts Under the Trump Administration
A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World
Private M&A 2024: Key Trends and Forecasts
Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security
Shifting Dynamics in Private Equity
4 Key Takeaways | Major U.S. Supreme Court Trademark & Copyright Decisions
Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
[Podcast] Catching Up on Canadian Environmental Regulation
[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Le 26 mai 2025, la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « CBRA ») a suspendu un projet d’arbitrage en faveur d’une procédure de mise sous séquestre en cours dans l’affaire Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re). C’était la première...more
Public utilities, municipalities and other government or quasi-governmental entities are confronted with unique challenges when assessing risks related to dispute resolution. This includes considering how the cost of legal...more
The Ontario Court of Appeal has concluded that a client's influence over a service provider's processes does not establish an employment relationship between the client and the service provider's employees. The plaintiffs in...more
La jurisprudence canadienne récente influe sur l’approche que devraient adopter les rédacteurs de textes juridiques au moment de formuler des clauses contractuelles. Des décisions clés, notamment de la Cour suprême du Canada...more
In Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance v Honda Canada, 2025 ONSC 2856, the Ontario Superior Court upheld an arbitral panel's conclusion that an umbrella insurance policy covered settled class counsel fees, but not...more
Recent Canadian case law is reshaping how legal drafters should approach contractual clauses. Key decisions, including rulings from the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate courts in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and...more
In September 2023, Chief Justice Morawetz of the Superior Court of Justice and Attorney General Doug Downey announced an initiative to undertake a comprehensive review of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure, with a view to...more
In the decision of WestJet Encore v ALPA, dated March 31, 2025, Arbitrator Kaplan held that a Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) provision which requires that pension (as well as health and disability) benefits continue to be...more
The concept of free trade has taken on increased relevance in recent weeks for Canadian businesses and consumers. To counteract potential international tariffs connected to the flow of goods into and out of the American...more
Dans l’affaire Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. Mexico (l« affaire Vento »), la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a annulé une sentence prononcée par une formation arbitrale (la « sentence »), en raison d’une crainte...more
On February 19, 2025, Québec Minister of Labour Jean Boulet introduced Bill 89, which would amend the Québec Labour Code and related provisions to safeguard the well-being of the population by maintaining necessary services...more
Energy lawyers are frequently met with challenging legal issues within a rapidly changing regulatory and legal environment. It is essential to stay up to date on the latest caselaw from courts across Canada, and this article...more
2024 was an active year in the class action arena. In this post, our Litigation group in Toronto discusses noteworthy developments over the past twelve months. While our focus is on cases and other developments affecting...more
In 2024, Canada saw significant legislative and case law developments in labour and employment law. This Insight provides an overview of notable developments and links to our more detailed articles and commentary....more
The Alberta Court of Appeal in Husky Oil Operations Limited v Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology Inc, 2024 ABCA 369 recently held that parties attempting to impose an arbitration requirement on third-party...more
Dans un arrêt récent rendu dans l’affaire Husky Oil Operations Limited v. Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology Inc., la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (la « CAA ») a donné des indications permettant de déterminer si un tiers...more
La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a récemment rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. (l’« affaire Aroma »). Cette décision vient non seulement clarifier le...more
Since the election of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s executive has repeatedly proposed structural reforms that undermine foreign investment across sectors, reflecting a worrisome trend across Latin America. Despite...more
In a recent decision, Husky Oil Operations Limited v. Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology Inc., the Alberta Court of Appeal provided guidance about whether a non-party to a contract can be bound to arbitrate disputes...more
La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a rendu récemment une décision dans l’affaire Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited (l’« affaire Lochan »), confirmant la décision de première instance selon laquelle la convention...more
In Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 839, the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed that arbitrator disclosures and arbitrator disqualification under Article 12(1) of the UNCITRAL Model...more
The Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) recently issued its ruling in Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc. (Aroma). The decision clarifies the law governing an arbitrator’s duty to disclose...more
The Ontario Court of Appeal (the “Court”) in Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited, 2024 ONCA 784, recently upheld a lower court decision dismissing a large cryptocurrency trading platform’s motion to stay a class proceeding in...more
Last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision Lochan v Binance Holdings Limited, 2024 ONCA 784 [Binance], in which it refused to stay a class action proceeding in favour of arbitration. In doing so, the Court...more
Aperçu Dans l’affaire RH20 North America Inc. v. Bergmann, la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a confirmé qu’une requête en radiation de réclamations susceptibles d’être réglées par voie d’arbitrage équivaut à une...more