In-House Counsel
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June 21, 2024
3 judicial appointments in Ontario
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced in a June 18 press release three judicial appointments to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario: Barbara A. MacFarlane, Colleen Yamashita and S. James Mountford.
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June 20, 2024
Feds promise faster permitting processes to accelerate green infrastructure projects
Ottawa’s Ministerial Working Group on Regulatory Efficiency for Clean Growth Projects is recommending the launch of a federal permitting co-ordinator on clean growth projects and faster permitting times, including a limit of three years on nuclear projects.
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June 20, 2024
Securities regulators ease rules on exempt market dealers to stimulate startup financing
Securities regulators in several provinces are hoping a new initiative to temporarily loosen restrictions on exempt market dealers will make it easier for early-stage companies to raise private capital.
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June 20, 2024
Ottawa lists Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity in Criminal Code
The Government of Canada listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code, effective June 19, 2024.
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June 20, 2024
Inheriting assets: Balancing wealth and family dynamics
A recent legal decision surrounding the death of the founder of the prominent Onni Group, DeCotiis v. DeCotiis Estate, 2023 BCSC 2163, highlighted how important it is for families to use diverse planning strategies to safeguard assets and to keep out of expensive legal disputes.
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June 19, 2024
Federal Court upholds beer giant AB InBev's trademark registration for Patagonia beer
The Federal Court has upheld a decision allowing multinational beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (AB InBev) to maintain the registration for its Patagonia beer trademark, dismissing arguments by outdoor gear company Patagonia Inc. that the owner had failed to demonstrate use of the mark.
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June 19, 2024
Competition Bureau’s immunity and leniency programs now include no-poaching, wage-fixing provisions
The Competition Bureau and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) have announced an update to their immunity and leniency programs to include wage-fixing and no-poaching provisions under the Competition Act.
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June 19, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds termination clause incorporating Canada Labour Code provisions
The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected arguments in a wrongful dismissal case that a termination clause that incorporated the notice and severance provisions of the Canada Labour Code was ambiguous because it provided for a minimum rather than a prescribed notice period.
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June 19, 2024
Cowboys and Crypto
Digital assets can take many forms, including cryptocurrency, NFTs and digital bonds. Regardless of the form, they usually have these defining features: they are decentralized, securely housed on the blockchain and accessible to anyone with an internet connection. These features allow the digital asset industry to be used to impose the rule of law in corrupt jurisdictions by offering financial inclusion and decreasing reliance on corrupt banks or governments.
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June 18, 2024
More Russians sanctioned for complicity in Putin regime’s responsibility for death of Alexei Navalny
Ottawa has sanctioned 13 additional senior officials and high-ranking employees of Russia’s investigation agency, penitentiary service and police force, who Global Affairs Canada says “were involved in the ill-treatment and death” of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who survived the Putin regime’s attempt to fatally poison him in 2020, only to die this year in a Russian prison.