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Federal and provincial battles continue over climate change regulation

The year 2020 featured significant legal developments in Canadian climate change regulation. This article explores the most important ones.

“Location, location, location” replaced by “COVID, COVID, COVID”

The fairly robust performance of the Canadian real estate market in 2019 continued into 2020 … and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

COVID-19 tax measures and proposed international tax reform

Two significant tax developments in 2020 were Canada’s measures in response to COVID-19 and Canada’s participation with the OECD’s pursuit of...

From treaty shopping to FAPI and transfer pricing: Notable international tax cases

Three decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) released during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused renewed interest in certain fundamental...

2020: A year of clarity for Canadian life sciences and software patents

Two industries in which patents play an undeniable strategic role are life sciences and software. Canada has historically been a strategic...

A busy year for technology: From contracting during COVID to consumer-directed finance

This past year we have continued to see considerable advancements in the technology sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased consumer and business...

A year featuring a flurry of Canadian privacy legislative reform

Over the course of 2020, there was a flurry of legislative reform activity in the Canadian privacy arena.

Acceleration in the adoption of innovative legal service delivery

The COVID-19 pandemic not only impacted the nature of lawyers’ work by presenting new substantive legal challenges, but it also impacted how we...

2020 Legal Year in Review – Introduction

Without a doubt, 2020 has been a year like no other. Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects is a theme that flows through many of the...

10 ways to improve your franchise disclosure and contracting process

Franchise disclosure and contracting is detail-oriented and onerous work, yet vital — even small mistakes can lead to significant and...