The Complete Brief
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April 21, 2026
PM forms Canada-U.S. advisory committee ahead of CUSMA review
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the creation of an advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations, as Canada prepares for the upcoming review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
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April 21, 2026
Passing off and the importance of evidence
How much evidence is enough to win a passing‑off case — particularly where the parties are not‑for‑profit organizations and the alleged goodwill arises from a single event? In Federation of Asian Canadians Toronto v. Asialicious Holdings Inc., 2026 FC 495, the Federal Court confirmed that credible, well‑documented early use can be decisive, even where damages are modest.
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April 21, 2026
Contractual interpretation and the earn-out dispute
A lot has been written about the Project Freeway Inc. v. ABC Technologies Inc., 2025 ONCA 855 case since the Ontario Court of Appeal rendered its decision in December 2025 dismissing the appeal of Justice Jana Steele’s trial decision in the matter.
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April 21, 2026
CORPORATIONS - Oppression remedy
Appeal by appellants and several related corporate entities from a chambers decision. The decision refused to vary a Mareva injunction to permit release of restrained funds for additional living expenses and to pay previously incurred legal fees.
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April 21, 2026
Copyright and competition: Music licensing challenges in Olympic figure skating
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina delivered two unforgettable weeks of historic performances, and figure skating once again proved it is one of the event’s crown jewels. However, one of the most talked-about stories, on and off the ice, was the music copyright controversy that affected athletes from various countries.
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April 20, 2026
Canada launches probe into wood product imports amid trade diversion concerns
The federal government has directed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) to investigate whether a surge in imports of certain wood products is harming or threatening to harm domestic manufacturers.
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April 20, 2026
Privacy commissioner addresses implications of Canada-China EV agreement
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research on April 16 to address the privacy and personal data implications of the Canada-China Preliminary Joint Arrangement on Canada’s Electric Vehicle Sector.
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April 20, 2026
‘Groundbreaking’ B.C. pilot project using AI, robotics to fight drug trafficking
The B.C. government is partnering with law enforcement, scientists and health researchers in a “groundbreaking” pilot project that will use advanced robotic and AI technology to fight the toxic drug crisis.
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April 20, 2026
Maya Élie joins Lavery as lawyer
Lavery has added Maya Hyun Jee Élie as a lawyer in its business law group.
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April 20, 2026
Federal Court of Appeal rules surgical gloves not ‘for use in’ scalpels, denies tariff relief
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that surgical gloves do not qualify for duty-free import under a tariff provision covering goods “for use in” surgical instruments, rejecting a Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) finding that they were sufficiently connected to scalpels in surgical use.