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Made-in-Canada supply chain for COVID-19 medical equipment runs IP risks, lawyers warn – The Logic

According to an article in The Logic, Canadian manufacturers are looking to produce medical equipment to support Ottawa’s efforts to source more...

Shockproofing Canada: Why the Keystone pipeline is just the start of making us energy self-sufficient – Financial Post

A series in the Financial Post is examining how Canada can become more secure by becoming more self-sufficient — particularly in the area of...

BMO, Export Development Canada announce financial relief measures for small- and medium-sized businesses – The Globe and Mail

A recent article in The Globe and Mail outlines the assistance the Bank of Montreal and Export Development Canada are offering small- and...

Canadian businesses asking questions about force majeure in light of COVID-19 – The Lawyer’s Daily

Since the WHO declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, more and more Canadian businesses are looking to force majeure clauses and the common law...

Manitoba Court dismisses MMF’s application for judicial review of Manitoba Cabinet Directive

On March 16, 2020, Chief Justice Joyal of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench dismissed the Manitoba Metis Federation Inc.’s application for...

Legal Notes: Could COVID-19 trigger ‘force majeure’ in contracts? – Daily Commercial News

Earlier this year when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, freelance writer John Bleasby reviewed the possible...

Coronavirus prompts Enbridge to move AGM online – The Globe and Mail

According to The Globe and Mail, Enbridge Inc. will hold its annual shareholder meeting online this year, which makes it one of the first major...

Canadian companies add coronavirus risks to earnings disclosures – The Globe and Mail

A recent article in The Globe and Mail discusses how dozens of Canadian businesses have included new disclosures in their financial reports that...

Carbon tax headed to Supreme Court of Canada — Canadian Lawyer

When the Supreme Court of Canada rules on the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the Act), it will be among “the most...

Canada is among the first countries to release guidelines for combining mediation and arbitration – Law Times

A recent article in the Law Times looks at Canada’s forthcoming “med-arb” rules, which are among the first of their kind and are garnering...