July 28, 2026
Choosing an executor is one of the most consequential decisions in estate planning. An executor is a fiduciary required to act honestly, impartially, and in the best interests of the estate over their own. Where an executor’s personal obligations, financial interests, or relationships conflict with these duties, these conflicts of interest can lead to family disputes, high legal costs, and can jeopardize proper estate administration.
July 28, 2026
Nav Shukla has rejoined Farris as an associate in its Vancouver office.
July 28, 2026
Multiple criminal charges have been laid against a business owner and manager after a Competition Bureau investigation alleged they used “misleading representations to suggest that Canadians could quickly and easily obtain or renew Canadian passports online.”
July 28, 2026
In early 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the globe scrambled to procure large quantities of personal protective equipment (PPE). Sourcing the equipment proved challenging; like the countries in the PPE rush, manufacturers were utterly unprepared for the size and scale of the orders they received, with impossibly short turnaround times.
July 28, 2026
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has announced stronger compliance measures for inshore regulations to ensure “economic benefits of fishing stay with independent harvesters and their communities.”
July 27, 2026
A proposed class action has been launched against Canadian Tire for a data breach in which affected customer records were reportedly posted for sale on the dark web.
July 27, 2026
Spencer Burger has joined McCarthy Tétrault as a partner in its business law group in Toronto.
July 27, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has awarded special costs to a respondent strata company in a case where there was unnecessary delay and egregious conduct relating to litigation for a lien on a unit.
July 27, 2026
In 1048977 B.C. Ltd. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2025 BCSC 1532 (Aviva), the British Columbia Supreme Court was asked to engage in a measure of “crystal ball gazing” as it assessed the lost profits of a restaurant and event venue that never opened.
July 27, 2026
Cain Lamarre has added Jean-François Denis as senior director of professional practice, knowledge and innovation.