June 17, 2025
A proposed $7.05-million settlement has been announced in an ongoing class action against Royal Bank of Canada relating to alleged charging of multiple non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees on an attempted transaction.
June 17, 2025
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has warned that the global data breach at 23andMe serves as a “cautionary tale for all organizations about the importance of data protection in an era of growing cyberthreats.”
June 13, 2025
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has issued final rules to “implement a new statutory framework that will facilitate distributing amounts collected by the OSC under disgorgement orders to harmed investors.”
June 12, 2025
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a $1.65-million settlement of a class action against solicitors who provided legal services for syndicated mortgage loans (SML) that went into default, causing investors to lose most of their money.
June 10, 2025
Lawyers, as officers of the court, have a professional “responsibility and obligation” to defend the rule of law and the independence of the bar and judiciary against attacks, Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner said at his annual news conference in Ottawa.
June 09, 2025
Pointing to a contract’s factual matrix, an Ontario Superior Court judge has awarded ownership of a North Bay, Ont., fishing store to one of its original partners in a dispute with an estate trustee — his deceased business partner’s surviving spouse.
June 09, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced Canada’s G7 priorities in advance of the Leaders’ Summit to be held June 15-17, stressing that “Canada is ready to lead.”
June 09, 2025
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has welcomed three new associates to its team across various practice areas in Montreal and Calgary, according to announcements from the firm.
June 06, 2025
With an escalating trade war already reflected in worsening employment data, the federal government has introduced promised legislation aimed at removing federal barriers to interprovincial trade, improving labour mobility in Canada and fast-tracking large infrastructure projects “of national importance.”
June 06, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped a number of lawyers to assist the many lawyers he has already appointed to key cabinet posts.