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Supreme Court releases much-anticipated Chippewas and Clyde River decisions

On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released unanimous judgments in the companion appeals of Hamlet of Clyde River (Hamlet) v Petroleum...

VC and PE firm codes of conduct

Recent events at certain venture capital (VC) firms in Silicon Valley have brought into focus the importance of VC and private equity firms adopting...

Protection de la vie privée et lutte contre les pourriels 101 pour les entreprises émergentes

Les entreprises émergentes font face à une panoplie de questions relatives à la protection de la vie privée et à la lutte contre les pourriels...

Canada’s patent linkage regulations get long-awaited makeover

On July 15, 2017, the Government of Canada proposed major amendments to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, the patent linkage...

Supreme Court clarifies test for personal liability of directors for oppressive conduct

In its decision released today in Wilson v Alharayeri, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the test as to when liability may be assigned to...

The Court of Appeal confirms that the franchisor’s duty to inform can extend to third parties

In the case of Camions Daimler Canada ltée c. Camions Sterling de Lévis inc., 2017 QCCA 798, the Court of Appeal confirmed that the duty to inform...

The importance of signing a proper franchise agreement

The case of Duchesneau c. Gestion Milsa inc., 2017 QCCS 1593 serves as a reminder of the importance of signing a franchise agreement before starting...

Major U.S. court decisions change patent landscape for Canadian companies

A pair of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in patent cases have the potential to alter the risk landscape for cross-border commercialization.

Supreme Court holds that promises are not the yardstick to measure patent utility in Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada issued its highly anticipated reasons in AstraZeneca v Apotex 2017 SCC 36. The Supreme Court rejected the “promise...

The Jordan framework applies to contempt of court proceedings in civil matters

In St-Amour v. Major, the Superior Court decided that the new framework defined by the Supreme Court in R. v. Jordan regarding the right to a trial...