FSRA streamlines fair treatment of customers approach for insurance industry

Governments and financial regulators appear to be continuing their efforts to reduce overlapping, duplicative regulatory requirements on those they...

Impact on Canadian companies: U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Reform Establishes beneficial ownership registry and strengthens subpoenas

In the waning days of 2020, many Canadians watched the political events unfolding in the United States, including  Congress’s first and...

In the face of global change, international arbitration proves its flexibility

Arbitral institutions globally have responded with updates and practice guides to clarify and streamline their rules and procedures in order to...

Federal Court of Appeal decides that Visa services to CIBC are exempt financial services, not administrative services for GST/HST purposes

On January 22, 2021 the Federal Court of Appeal released its reasons in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. The Queen, 2021 FCA 10, overturning the...

Ontario Court of Appeal applies “anti-SLAPP” framework to dismiss negligence claim

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has just released a pair of noteworthy decisions on Ontario’s anti-SLAPP legislation.They...

A new chapter for novel claims in class proceedings

Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada signalled an important shift in how courts should approach motions to strike pleadings based on novel causes...

U.S. authorities release guidance on potential sanction violations for facilitating ransomware payments

Increasingly, companies may find themselves at the mercy of cyber-pirates and other hackers who, through improper means, seize control of information...

COVID-19: Ontario’s second state of emergency – Amendments to list of permitted construction activities

On January 12, 2021, the Government of Ontario declared its second state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government announced...

Making the best of a bad year: Winning IP cases in 2020

May Cheng and Sydney Young highlight their list of the key decisions in Canada in 2020 for each of the three main areas of IP law.

COVID-19 : Deuxième état d’urgence EN Ontario – Modifications de la liste des activités de construction autorisées

Le gouvernement a annoncé qu’il émettrait un décret de maintien à domicile à l’échelle de la province et qu’il prendrait des mesures...