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Federal government issues updated guidelines on national security review of foreign investments

On March 24, 2021, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry released a statement accompanying an updated version of the Guidelines on the...

Choice of Law for Arbitration Agreements: A Case Comment on Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO Insurance Company Chubb, [2020] UKSC 38

A recent decision of the U.K. Supreme Court may help clarify which law governs an arbitration clause in a commercial contract when the...

Bank error in your favour – The $900 million wire transfer mistake: Practical implications in the Canadian lending context

In August 2020 an unprecedented black swan event occurred when Citibank N.A. (Citibank), acting as an administrative agent in a loan facility,...

Do lenders still have a duty of good faith? Supreme Court decides in Wastech

The SCC’s decision in Wastech, reaffirming the duty of good faith in the context of contractual discretionary rights, has important implications...

How technology and AI are transforming the construction and infrastructure industry (Webinar)

In this special webinar, Osler lawyers Simon Hodgett and Andrew Wong are joined by Rosemarie Lipman, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice...

Amendments to remove Canadian residency requirements for directors of Alberta corporations now in force

Previously-announced amendments to the Business Corporations Act and the Companies Act removing all Canadian residency requirements for corporate...

Mediation-Arbitration in Canada

Mediation-Arbitration – also referred to as Med-Arb – is an innovative alternative dispute resolution process that begins with mediation and then...

The Supreme Court of Canada upholds the constitutionality of federal carbon pricing legislation

On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated decision, upholding the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas...

Canada joins the U.S., E.U. and U.K. in sanctioning Chinese officials over the treatment of Uyghur Muslims

On March 22, 2021, the Canadian government announced that it would be imposing sanctions on four officials and a state-run organization in the...