Ontario Court of Appeal confirms duty to provide honest reasons for termination

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision elaborated on the longstanding theory that employers owe a duty of honest performance upon termination....

SCC affirms limited government immunity for enacting Charter-violating legislation

Governments may be liable for damages where legislation was clearly unconstitutional when enacted or enacted in bad faith or as an abuse of power.

ESG trends in venture capital: governance matters

In this episode of the podcast, guest host Laura Webb, a partner in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, and Olivia Hornby,...

U.K. appellate court rules artificial neural network application is not patent-eligible subject matter

Although artificial neural networks (ANNs) have evolved to increasingly form the backbone of modern commerce, their patentability remained...

Corporate transparency registers: what private companies need to know as requirements get stricter across Canada

Requirements for private companies to disclose corporate ownership information on “transparency registers” have swept across Canada. We explain...

HRTO finds no post-employment obligation to conduct a workplace investigation

The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently dismissed the application brought by an employee where she claimed discrimination by her former employer...

Blueberry River First Nations files claim against B.C. for the Gundy Plan

On July 8, 2024, Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) filed a Notice of Civil Claim^[1] (the Claim) against the province of British...

B.C. Securities Commission issues first administrative penalty under new regime

On November 17, 2023, the B.C. Securities Commission (the BCSC) issued a $12,000 administrative penalty to Capstone Asset Management Inc. (Capstone)...

Superior Court of Québec clarifies obligations of the AMP in an integrity review under the Act respecting contracting by public bodies

In dismissing an application for judicial review by Neptune Security Services Inc. (Neptune), the Superior Court of Québec clarified and confirmed...

Long-awaited U.S. Supreme Court ruling curtails SEC’s use of administrative courts

The U.S. States Supreme Court ruled on a decade-long dispute between the SEC and a hedge fund manager.