In-House Counsel
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March 28, 2025
Ontario Law Society releases report on CEO pay controversy
After a push from members of the legal profession, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has released a report looking at the controversial decision to increase the salary of a former CEO despite it not receiving a vote from law society benchers.
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March 28, 2025
Trends in global Citizenship by Investment programs: The first 12 years
The landscape of Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs has undergone significant transformation in recent years, reflecting broader shifts in global mobility patterns, economic strategy and geopolitical considerations.
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March 28, 2025
Canadian legal groups and regulators slam Trump administration’s ‘attacks’ on U.S. judiciary and bar
Canadian bar groups and the country’s 14 legal regulators are condemning the new U.S. administration’s “attacks” on American legal institutions. The concerns of Canada’s legal community were sparked recently by various calls from U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies to impeach judges who have not ruled in favour of the Republican administration’s actions, as well as by presidential executive orders and negative statements targeting individual lawyers and law firms, the immigration bar and so-called “Big Law” in the United States.
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March 28, 2025
Canadian travellers beware: Increased scrutiny when entering U.S.
On Jan. 20, 2025, an executive order introduced stricter security screening and vetting procedures for individuals seeking U.S. visas, entry or immigration benefits. This policy aims to enhance national security but also raises concerns about increased delays and heightened scrutiny for all incoming travellers, including Canadians.
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March 27, 2025
Supreme Court denies leave to appeal dismissal of canned tuna class action over alleged price fixing
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal challenging the dismissal of a proposed class action concerning an alleged price-fixing conspiracy in Canada’s canned tuna market.
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March 27, 2025
Ontario court overturns arbitrator’s costs award citing consumer protection legislation
The Ontario Superior Court has set aside an arbitrator’s decision requiring a purchaser to pay substantial indemnity legal costs to a vendor in a dispute concerning a cancelled condominium project.
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March 27, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal upholds order that former energy minister be questioned in mining dispute
The Alberta Court of Appeal has denied the province’s stay application in a legal battle involving several coal mining companies, upholding a previous decision compelling former provincial energy minister Sonya Savage to be questioned in the case.
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March 27, 2025
Coping with the implied undertaking rule
Recent decisions in the Federal Court deal with the scope of the implied undertaking rule.
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March 26, 2025
Saskatchewan introduces additional six per cent sales tax on vaping products
Vapour products in Saksatchewan will face an additional six per cent provincial sales tax (PST) as the provincial government is set to remove an exemption on vapour products as part of an effort to discourage their use.
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March 26, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal rules forum selection clause doesn't apply in defamation case against X
A forum selection clause in the social media platform X’s terms of service does not apply to a defamation lawsuit brought against it over content posted on X, the B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled.