New corporate criminal liability in the UK for “failure to prevent” tax evasion and other economic crimes: How will it affect Canadian businesses?

The accountability of corporate entities for financial wrongdoing is a hot topic for the UK Government right now, particularly in the wake of a...

Deslaurier and Sankar: Court of Appeal for Ontario adopts a narrow approach on remand hearings

In Deslaurier Custom Cabinets Inc. v. 1728106 Ontario Inc. and Sankar v. Bell Mobility Inc., the Court of Appeal for Ontario interpreted two orders...

Ontario government proposes significant overhaul to municipal planning approval and appeal process with Bill 139

The Ontario government tabled Bill 139, the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 for 1st Reading in the provincial...

Privacy class actions, by the numbers

The past five years have seen an increased awareness of the risk of privacy class actions. This time period coincides with the recognition by various...

UK Court holds counsel’s interview notes during internal investigation are not privileged

In a decision released on May 8, 2017, London’s High Court held that interview notes and working papers prepared by a company’s external...

Ontario Court of Appeal declines to grant retroactive relief in securities class action

In its recent decision in Pennyfeather v. Timminco Limited, the Court of Appeal for Ontario declined to retroactively relieve the plaintiff from the...

R v Oland: Supreme Court of Canada clarifies the test for bail pending appeal

In R v Oland, 2017 SCC 17, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the “public interest” branch of the test for bail pending appeal.

Ontario releases Changing Workplaces Review Final Report: Franchising gets more than it bargained for

The Ontario government released its long-awaited Changing Workplaces Review Final Report on May 23, 2017.

IP 101 for Emerging Companies: Protecting Your Ideas Your Way

Join Nathaniel Lipkus of Osler's Intellectual Property Team for an insightful webinar on key issues surrounding intellectual property strategy.

Nearly three years later, Tesco continues to deal with the fallout from its accounting scandal

In September 2014, prominent British retailer Tesco PLC found itself in crisis following its announcement that it had overstated its profit...