The U.S. “Big Border Tax”: A primer for Canadians

If enacted, the Blueprint proposals would represent a tectonic shift in the U.S. taxation system by effectively repealing the income tax and...

Defining industry-specific contractual terms: Supreme Court of Canada revisits principles of contractual interpretation

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Sabean v Portage LaPrairie Mutual Insurance Company affirms that the proper approach to contractual...

Skunk v Ketash: Order Dismissing Summary Judgment Motion is Generally Interlocutory

In Skunk v Ketash, the Court of Appeal for Ontario found that an order dismissing a summary judgment motion was interlocutory. Hoy A.C.J.O., on...

Former General Counsel of Bio-Rad is Awarded $8 million for Employer Retaliation Claim Following Whistleblower Report

While massive awards paid out by regulators to whistleblowers continue to dominate headlines, a U.S. jury recently awarded a significant damages...

ISDA and other associations ask for extension for Variation Margin Requirements

On February 7, 2017, multiple organizations — The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the Global Financial Markets...

Superior Court confirms the validity of royalties paid by a pharmacist to its franchisor

Article 49 of the Code of ethics of pharmacists (the Code) precludes pharmacists from sharing profits from the sale of medications or from their fees...

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal clarifies the role of out of province representative plaintiffs

In Ammazzini v Anglo American PLC, 2016 SKCA 164, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal clarified the rights of an out of province representative...

DOJ enters into non-prosecution agreement with Las Vegas Sands Corporation over alleged FCPA violations

Deferred or non-prosecution agreements are not a feature of the Canadian enforcement landscape, but are used effectively in a number of other...

Divided Court of Appeal Certifies a “Global” Class Action

In Excalibur Special Opportunities LP v Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP, a majority of the Court of Appeal for Ontario certified a “global”...

Enerzone Inc. v. Ontario (Revenue): Order refusing to dismiss an appeal without disposing of substantive issues was interlocutory

In Enerzone Inc. v. Ontario (Revenue), the Ontario Court of Appeal quashed the Minister’s appeal on the basis that the motion judge’s order was...