United Mexican States v. Burr reinforces hesitance of Canadian courts to overturn decisions of international tribunals

In this international trade brief, we discuss the implications of United Mexican States v. Burr, 2020 ONSC 2376, a recent decision regarding an...

Key decisions in 2020 impacting hospital privileges and the conduct of administrative proceedings

As we enter another year of unique challenges for hospitals and health care organizations, we review below key decisions made in 2020 which impact...

Wastech and discretion: The Supreme Court of Canada on the duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith

In Wastech, the SCC sought to clarify the scope of the duty to exercise contractual discretionary powers in good faith previously recognized in...

New changes to the CDOR benchmark are on the horizon

Refinitiv, the administrator of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR), announced on November 12, 2020, that it will abandon the application of the...

Mandatory vaccinations for employees: What are the issues?

While Canada is still in the early stages of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, given the limited availability and potential interruptions in vaccine...

Vaccination obligatoire pour les employés : Quels sont les enjeux?

Plusieurs employeurs se demandent déjà ce à quoi ressemblera leur milieu de travail une fois que les vaccins contre la COVID-19 seront disponibles...

Ontario Court orders class action trial to proceed by virtual means

In Flying E. Ranche Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada 2020 ONSC 8072, Justice Schabas recently  rejected an adjournment sought due to...

Ontario Superior Court recognizes new cause of action addressing internet harassment

In Caplan v. Atas (Caplan), Justice Corbett took the extraordinary step of recognizing a new common law tort of internet harassment in response to an...

Un tribunal de l’Ontario ordonne la tenue du procès sur un recours collectif par des moyens virtuels

le juge Schabas a récemment rejeté une demande d’ajournement du procès qui alléguait des retards liés à la pandémie de COVID-19 et a...

Public commentary by physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: Risks and considerations

Recent news coverage has highlighted concerns for healthcare organizations and potential consequences for physicians of unbridled public commentary...