Settlement surprise: Québec courts reject class action settlements

In recent months, Québec courts have demonstrated a rigorous approach to the approval of class action settlements, underscoring their commitment to...

Failing to ensure compliance throughout your operations: lessons from the Chiquita Banana case

A recent jury verdict in Florida ordered Chiquita Brands International to pay US$38.3 million to the family members of eight men killed in Colombia...

Q3 2024 Economic Update with Stephen Poloz

Despite recent interest rate cuts, softening job numbers have many questioning whether the Canadian economy is slowing toward a recession.

‘Deal with this escape hatch’ – B.C. Securities Commission calls for bankruptcy law reform following Supreme Court of Canada decision

The recent decision in Poonian v. British Columbia has prompted the B.C. Securities Commission to call for bankruptcy law reform.

Supreme Court of Canada decision impacts Securities Commissions’ ability to collect from bankrupt transgressors

On July 31, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on whether financial sanctions imposed by securities regulators are dischargeable through...

Winning wellness: strategic IP and regulatory considerations in Canada’s booming natural health products industry

Canadian natural health products have surged to an industry worth more than $13 billion in recent years. A strategic approach to intellectual...

Brar: contempt proceedings against uncooperative witnesses by the B.C. Securities Commission are constitutional

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has affirmed that the power of the province’s Securities Commission to compel evidence from witnesses and,...

AccessPrivacy Monthly Call: AI and the Looming Information Security Threat: Perspectives from Leading Cybersecurity Forensic Experts

Insights into emerging issues and notable developments in the privacy and information management space.

Grassy Narrows brings the battle over mining claims and the duty to consult to Ontario

A notice of application alleges that the Ontario Mining Act violates a First Nation's treaty rights and contravenes principles laid out in the UNDRIP.

Rolling limitation periods for breach of contract

Where a party breaches a continuing contractual obligation to perform, when does the limitation period begin to run? Does a rolling limitation period...