In-House Counsel
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February 14, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal upholds decision limiting profit sharing damages for wrongful dismissal
The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring an employer to pay a terminated employee payments under a shareholder profit sharing program (SHPS) until the former employee was required to sell the shares back to the company.
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February 14, 2025
Feds launch 2025 pre-budget consultations amid tariff uncertainty
The federal government has launched pre-budget consultations amid the looming threat of the U.S. potentially imposing tariffs on Canadian imports.
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February 14, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal rejects ‘commandeering’ intervention in tax appeal, provides guidelines
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a motion to intervene in an appeal of a Tax Court decision, finding that the proposed intervener sought to introduce a new issue and evidence. Justice David Stratas used the case to discuss the limitations of potential interveners at the appellate level.
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February 14, 2025
Civil liberties groups say police use of facial recognition technology ‘demands critical scrutiny’
A coalition of civil liberties organizations from around the globe has developed a series of minimum principles they say law enforcement should follow when using facial recognition technology.
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February 14, 2025
Should courts be less reticent to set aside arbitral awards for breaches of procedural fairness?
Arbitration is not some lesser form of dispute resolution than that being conducted in the courts, and the need for procedural fairness is as important to ensuring justice.
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February 14, 2025
Navigating the complexity of workplace romances
Workplace romances are not uncommon. In fact, studies show that approximately one-third of Canadians have been romantically involved with a colleague at some point in their careers. These relationships can sometimes bring positive outcomes, such as increased employee engagement and improved morale, but they also present a variety of challenges for employers.
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February 13, 2025
CBA urges new funding as Federal Court’s massive budget shortfall threatens drastic service cuts
The Liberal government’s underfunding of the Federal Court could “drastically” reduce service to litigants, its chief justice warns, spurring the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) to call for urgent “off-cycle” federal funding to address the national trial court’s chronic multi-million-dollar budgetary shortfalls.
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February 13, 2025
Yukon Court of Appeal to hear case examining if power utility may exceed diesel limits
The Yukon Court of Appeal will hear a challenge to a Yukon Utilities Board decision approving the inclusion of Yukon Energy Corporation’s forecasted costs for diesel generation capacity exceeding its permitted environmental limits in the rate-setting process.
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February 13, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal rejects bid by Sobeys to block Competition Bureau investigation
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal Nova Scotia-based Empire Company Limited and subsidiary Sobeys seeking judicial review of a decision by the Competition Bureau to investigate the grocery giant over its alleged use of property controls to block competitors.
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February 12, 2025
Medical device industry seeks tariffs exemption due to potential impact on healthcare, patients
Medtech Canada, the national association representing the medical device industry in Canada, is calling on all jurisdictions in Canada to ensure that medical devices are excluded from any retaliatory tariffs or sanctions in response to potential U.S. tariffs.