Osler’s Year-End Professionalism Series – What the History of Livestream Opera Can Teach Us About Zoom Calls (and Other Lessons for Virtual Connection)

As soon as virtual communication became the new normal, dozens if not hundreds of best practices emerged on the Internet. Some are strange, some are...

Cybersecurity from a Vendor/Service Provider Perspective

Please join us on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, for a virtual “Lunch and Learn” with Simon Hodgett, Partner, and Matt Snyder, Associate, in Osler's...

Alberta’s Petrochemicals Incentive Program

On October 30, 2020, the Alberta government announced the launch of the new Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program as an integral part of the...

Anti-deprivation rule applies to construction contracts

In Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the application of the common law anti-deprivation...

Prompt payment and adjudication come to Alberta

On October 21, 2020, the Government of Alberta tabled Bill 37: Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 37), which seeks to...

Prompt payment and adjudication come to Alberta

The Alberta government has tabled Bill 37: Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, which seeks to modernize and make substantial...

Alberta government introduces Bill 36: The Geothermal Resource Development Act

On October 20, 2020, the Alberta government introduced Bill 36: The Geothermal Resource Development Act , which is aimed at creating a dedicated...

New dimensions of preferable procedure: “jurisdictional preferability” and multijurisdictional class proceedings

In order to be certified, a proposed class proceeding must be deemed the “preferable procedure” for resolving the plaintiff’s...

How to prepare for the financing of your company

Any investor will want to have a clear and complete picture of your company. Find out more in what's involved in preparing for the financing of your...

U.S. regulators assert broad jurisdiction over offshore cryptocurrency trading platforms

Recent actions filed in early October 2020 by the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...