Supreme Court of Canada releases reasons for its decision in Bluberi: Improper purpose and litigation funding in CCAA proceedings

On May 8, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its written reasons in 9354-9186 Québec Inc. v. Callidus Capital Corp.

Galaxy Note 7 recall campaign defeats class action

On April 9, 2020, the Québec Superior Court dismissed an application for authorization to institute a class action against Samsung Electronics...

La campagne de rappel du Galaxy Note 7 fait échec à une action collective

Le 9 avril dernier, la Cour supérieure du Québec a rejeté une demande d’autorisation d’exercer une action collective à l’encontre de...

Written “hearings” as an alternative format during the COVID-19 emergency

As summarized in our periodically-updated post regarding appellate courts’ responses to COVID-19, certain courts are using written...

Corruption risk and the COVID-19 pandemic: Ensuring compliance in the era of the “new normal”

The COVID-19 pandemic increases risk for businesses operating in a new and uncertain economic context. While regulators have eased certain...

Ontario introduces significant amendments to the Pesticides Act and the Pesticides Regulation

The Ontario government has passed significant amendments to the Pesticides Act and the Pesticides Regulation

Le risque de corruption et la pandémie COVID-19 : assurer la conformité à l’ère de la « nouvelle normalité »

La pandémie de COVID-19 augmente le risque pour les entreprises qui opèrent dans un contexte économique nouveau et incertain.

Les « audiences » écrites comme alternative pendant l’urgence COVID-19

Comme résumé dans notre publication périodiquement mise à jour concernant les réponses des tribunaux d'appel face à la COVID-19, certains...

Capital markets regulator embracing renewal in the shadow of “unprecedented change”

Canada’s largest provincial capital markets regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”),  while offering needed...