Business
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July 08, 2024
Call for change: Alberta court identifies need for new rules for appeals of applications judges
The Court of King’s Bench, in Lesenko v. Wild Rose Ready Mix Ltd., 2024 ABKB 333, has sent a clear message to the Rules of Court Committee and the Alberta Court of Appeal about the need for new standard-of-review rules for appeals of applications judges.
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July 08, 2024
Importance of being the first to use a trademark
A recent decision of the Federal Court illustrates the importance of being the first to use a trademark (F.I.A.L. Finanziaria Industrie Alto Lario, S.P.A. v. Galperti SRL, 2024 FC 976).
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July 08, 2024
Alarm company mishandled breach complaints, but no ‘real risk of significant harm’: Commission
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) recently published its Report of Findings following an investigation into Company Home, an alarm-monitoring company that works with authorized dealers to sell the systems to customers.
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July 08, 2024
Manitoba regulator running mental wellness challenge for lawyers
The new president of Manitoba’s law society is hoping an ongoing “wellness challenge” for lawyers will put them on the path to minding their mental health while at work. The Law Society of Manitoba’s (LSM) Wellness Challenge 2024, the first of its kind by the regulator, is a voluntary project where participants engage in various wellness activities over an eight-week period. The activities, grouped into two-week slots, began June 17 and will run through to Aug. 9.
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July 08, 2024
Miller Thomson grows with new partner in Toronto
The competition/antitrust and foreign investment group at Miller Thomson LLP recently welcomed new partner Devin Persaud, a recent news release from the firm announced.
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July 05, 2024
Trial judge’s comments lead to new trial for couple convicted of murdering four-year-old son
A Toronto couple convicted of murdering their four-year-old son has been granted a new trial after Ontario’s top court found that the actions of a trial judge who repeatedly urged the defendants to plead guilty to the lesser charge of second degree murder created a reasonable apprehension of bias.
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July 05, 2024
Superintendent of Financial Institutions delays increase in capital floor by a year
The federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has delayed a mandatory increase in the capital floor for big banks by one year as some economists and financial institutions push back against the move.
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July 05, 2024
SCC-bound case challenges refusal to publicly disclose court records revealing civil case delays
Does the principle of judicial independence enable judicial leaders to veto, in their absolute discretion, the public release of court records that reveal the extent of civil trial delays in the courts they administer? Absent transparency about courts’ operational performance, is the judicial branch of government sufficiently accountable to the public for its role in managing the courts?
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July 05, 2024
Up to $6.7M settlement approved related to alleged risks and injuries from blood clot filters
A Canada-wide class action settlement has received court approval in a case related to certain inferior vena cava filter products (IVC Filter Products) that were marketed and sold by Cook (Canada) Inc., Cook Incorporated and William Cook Europe APS (Cook).
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July 05, 2024
Ottawa okays $6.9B sale of Teck coal unit to Glencore, signalling new national security M&A regime
In the wake of a thwarted hostile takeover bid last year, the federal government has allowed Switzerland-based Glencore PLC to carry out a more limited, US$6.9 billion acquisition of Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd.’s metallurgical coal business, Elk Valley Resources (EVR).