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No exit: Force majeure and economic risk allocation during COVID-19

When COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic and various government restrictions were imposed...

2021 Legal Year in Review – Introduction

Overview of the most significant legal and business developments of 2021

Have the Katz been let out of the bag? Uncertainty about the standard of review for challenges to regulations

Canadian courts have been split on the appropriate standard of review for challenges to regulations, applying the flexible “reasonableness” or...

Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies the duties of parties to a right of first refusal

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario clarifies the limits of duties among participating parties in the sale of an asset bound by a...

Ontario Superior Court denies leave and certification in proposed securities class action, provides guidance on plaintiffs’ evidentiary burden and mining issuers’ disclosure obligations

Facts literally “buried in the ground” cannot form the basis of a viable misrepresentation claim, said the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a...

Bill 23 – More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 passed… fast.

Royal Assent has been given to Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, which was passed quickly but did undergo some important changes.

Court of Appeal confirms settlements must be ‘immediately’ disclosed, and consequences for non-disclosure are severe – an environmental perspective

Recent Court of Appeal decisions have emphasized the importance of immediate disclosure of settlements. Read our environmental perspective here.

SCC in recent Petrowest decision says arbitration and insolvency not as different as they may seem

Lauren Tomasich and Sarah Firestone review a recent SCC decision which provides further clarity on circumstances relating to the single-proceeding...