The Complete Brief
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June 20, 2024
New partner joins Littler in Toronto
Labour and employment law firm Littler Mendelson P.C. recently announced the addition of a new partner Matthew Badrov. Badrov is the third partner in two months to join the U.S.-based firm’s Toronto office.
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June 20, 2024
New partner joins Gowling in Toronto
A recent news release from Gowling WLG announced the addition of partner Asim Iqbal in the firm’s corporate restructuring, insolvency and advisory group.
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June 19, 2024
Bill C-73 sparks hope for nature and biodiversity protection
On June 13, 2024, the federal environment minister introduced Bill C-73, the Nature Accountability Bill.
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June 20, 2024
Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc.: Interpreting exclusion clauses
Across Canada, numerous statutes exist to protect parties to a contract. One common tension is counterbalancing the protection of parties and the right to voluntarily and consensually avoid certain duties or liabilities. With this theme in mind, some statutes allow parties to contract out of duties and liabilities. For example, s. 53 of Ontario’s Sale of Goods Act states:
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June 19, 2024
Federal Court upholds beer giant AB InBev's trademark registration for Patagonia beer
The Federal Court has upheld a decision allowing multinational beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (AB InBev) to maintain the registration for its Patagonia beer trademark, dismissing arguments by outdoor gear company Patagonia Inc. that the owner had failed to demonstrate use of the mark.
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June 19, 2024
Alberta-sponsored report predicts $282 billion in lost GDP from proposed oil and gas emissions cap
A report by consulting firm Deloitte Canada has proposed that the federal government's proposed oil and gas emissions cap could cost Canadians $282 billion in lost GDP over a 10-year period, $191 billion of which would come out of Alberta.
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June 19, 2024
Competition Bureau’s immunity and leniency programs now include no-poaching, wage-fixing provisions
The Competition Bureau and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) have announced an update to their immunity and leniency programs to include wage-fixing and no-poaching provisions under the Competition Act.
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June 19, 2024
International family mediation
Family disputes are often complicated by complex emotional and financial considerations. The complexities can escalate into particularly stressful ordeals when family issues cross international borders. Fortunately, the flexibility that the mediation process allows can empower parties to resolve challenging international family disputes in an expedient way and at a lower cost than litigation.
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June 19, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds termination clause incorporating Canada Labour Code provisions
The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected arguments in a wrongful dismissal case that a termination clause that incorporated the notice and severance provisions of the Canada Labour Code was ambiguous because it provided for a minimum rather than a prescribed notice period.
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June 19, 2024
Feds release draft vaping taxation framework, legislative review results
The federal Department of Finance has released draft regulations that would enable Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Yukon and Prince Edward Island to participate in a co-ordinated vaping taxation framework that calls for a 12 per cent increase to vaping excise duties, announced in Budget 2024. As well, it announced its findings from the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act legislative review.