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Canadian and International Arbitration: A guidebook for effective arbitration

Overview Arbitration is not simply a private court procedure. It is a way to resolve disputes that allows the ability to choose a decision...

Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal clarifies considerations for a private placement in the face of an unsolicited takeover bid in Aimia

The OSC has provided helpful guidance in assessing whether a private placement undertaken in the face of a take-over bid is an improper defensive...

Compliance is starting to break the bank — it doesn’t have to

On February 21, 2024, LexisNexis Risk Solutions published its True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Study, reporting on the results of a global...

Chatbots: who could be liable for the accuracy of the output?

A recent decision of the British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal raises interesting issues regarding the use of AI and the potential for liability.

Québec further tightens language rules for commerce and business: what you need to know

Québec is making further changes to its language law, with proposed amendments to the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business.

Del Giudice dismissed: Court of Appeal shows how the certification ‘cause of action’ component can be used to end meritless claims

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal for Ontario reaffirmed that the cause of action component of the certification test is intended to be a...

‘Phoenix’ litigation: can a class action dismissed for delay be resurrected?

A growing number of proposed class actions have been dismissed for delay since a new provision of the Ontario Class Proceedings Act was introduced in...

When is a settlement a settlement?

Many lawsuits settle before they ever get to trial. But what happens when the parties disagree on whether a settlement agreement has actually been...

What cloud platforms, social media sites and other ‘Internet intermediaries’ need to know about B.C.’s new Intimate Images Protection Act and Regulation

On January 29, 2024, the Intimate Images Protection Act (the Act) and Intimate Images Protection Regulation (the Regulation) will come into force in...

Duty of procedural fairness that would be owed to witnesses in issuing summonses under the Securities Act is minimal

A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision confirmed that, amongst the very limited avenues that witnesses have to challenge a regulatory...