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Expanded Scope for Private Actions Under Canada's Competition Act Now in Effect

Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act (Act) that came into effect on June 20, 2025 significantly expand the rights and incentives for private parties to seek orders from the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal). Among other...more

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Canadian Employee Required to Pay Back Former Employer for Time Theft

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A remote employee, Karlee Besse of Reach CPA, an accounting firm based in British Columbia, was terminated for theft of time, and then subsequently ordered to pay back approximately $2,750 to the firm for misrepresented wages...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Law Reform and Trends in 2022

As we look ahead to the trends and issues likely to be at the forefront of Canadian competition law policy and enforcement in 2022, it is clear that discussion of significant potential legislative reforms will be an important...more

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The Escalating Split Over the Right to Obtain Discovery in the U.S. For Use in Private International Arbitrations Seated Outside...

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Parties involved in litigation outside the United States have long had at their disposal a useful tool for obtaining American-style discovery in the U.S. 18 U.S.C. § 1782(a) of the United States Code authorizes a United...more

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28 U.S.C. §1782(a): Second Circuit Reinforces Appeals Court Split Concerning Applicability to Private Commercial Arbitrations

Just as the jurisprudential pendulum appeared to be swinging smoothly in one direction, the Second Circuit declined to get on board and instead pushed back to the future on July 8, 2020 in holding that federal courts may not...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Supreme Court Will Review Whether “Carve Out” Clause Negates Delegation To Arbitrators To Determine Arbitrability

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On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will consider an issue important to resolving disputes by arbitration. The Court will determine whether it is possible both to carve out certain disputes from arbitration...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Sixth Circuit Changes Landscape of Discovery in Aid of International Commercial Arbitration

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There has been considerable debate about what qualifies as a “tribunal” under 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a), which enables courts to order discovery from a party or non-party for use in a proceeding before “a foreign or international...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

“Back to School” Round-Up of Key UK Employment Law Developments in 2017 to Date

In this “back to school” round-up, we take the opportunity to catch up on the most important UK employment law events and developments in 2017 to date....more

Fenwick & West LLP

28 U.S.C. § 1782: A Powerful Tool in Global Disputes

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As the number and complexity of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes increase, companies can use 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to obtain evidence from U.S.-based entities for use in those foreign proceedings. Specifically, §...more

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