Ontario Bar Association’s Institute Series: Building Communities

Join Chris Barnett as he provides insight on recent land use planning law decisions. 

Regulators forced to respond to GameStop Corp.’s historic yo-yo

Wall Street has been in a state of disorder in recent weeks as the share price of brick and mortar retailer GameStop Corp. (“GameStop”)...

Ontario Construction Act a “Comprehensive Scheme” – Claims for statutory breach of trust and unjust enrichment between subcontractor and owner dismissed

The Ontario Divisional Court recently confirmed that the Ontario Construction Lien Act (now the Construction Act) (the “Act”), which...

Anti-Corruption 2021: Canada Trends & Developments – Chambers Global Practice Guide

Canada has received criticism in recent years for its perceived lack of anti-corruption enforcement activity, which continued through 2020.

Canadian Federal Privacy Law Reform: Regulatory, Litigation and Financial Risks under the Proposed New Private Sector Privacy Statute – the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (Webinar)

In this webinar, Adam Kardash offers a snapshot summary of the main features of the new legislation, as well as the key legal and financial risks...

Arbitration clauses and class actions: the cross-border dialogue continues in light of recent SCC and SCOTUS jurisprudence

The policy rationales that underpin enforcing arbitration agreements may potentially be at odds with those underpinning the class actions regime....

New Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada for 2021

Effective January 27, 2021, amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada (Rules) and the Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed...

Choueifaty patent application found to possess patentable subject-matter

The Commissioner of Patents' recent finding provides insight on the application of CIPO’s practice guidance, which is intended to comply with the...