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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...

Podcast: Securities north of the border – Comparing U.S. and Canadian regulations and enforcement

inSecurities is a biweekly podcast produced in the United States by the Practising Law Institute and hosted by Chris Ekimoff, a forensic accountant,...

Technology provider not liable for patent infringement without evidence of inducement or agreement to infringe a Canadian patent

This Update discusses the Federal Court of Canada’s decision and its implications in dTechs epm Ltd v British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority...

Supreme Court of Canada hears Alta Energy appeal on benefits under tax treaties

On March 19, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the Crown's appeal in Canada v Alta Energy Luxembourg SARL, a case in which the Crown took the...

Legislative solutions to U.S. dollar LIBOR cessation

Contractual solutions to U.S. dollar LIBOR cessation are essential, but they may not be sufficient. Enter legislation. In this Update, we look at...

Blue hydrogen development

Increasingly, hydrogen is being considered as a means of converting carbon-free energy into a chemical fuel, which may be able to leverage existing...

Making sense of the battle for the CRISPR-Cas9 patent rights

There has been an ongoing legal battle for years over the intellectual property of the CRISPR-Cas9 technology. This Update makes sense of the battle...

Lithium development

Over the last decade, lithium has grown from having primary uses in glass and ceramic manufacturing to its now almost ubiquitous association with...