Business
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April 29, 2025
Scott Robson joins Lerners
Lerners has announced the addition of Scott Robson as an associate in its business law group.
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April 29, 2025
Clark Wilson welcomes new associate Harkeerit Shoker
Clark Wilson has announced the addition of Harkeerit Shoker as a new associate in its private company mergers and acquisitions group.
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April 29, 2025
Navigating workplace mental health concerns during a trade war
In these uncertain economic times, more people may be inclined to ignore mental health issues and continue to work for fear of losing their jobs. That can be a mistake.
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April 29, 2025
Close relationship: A novel approach to rebutting presumption of resulting trust
It is well-established in Canada that equity presumes bargains, not gifts. The Supreme Court of Canada’s seminal decision in Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17 confirms that this principle even extends to gratuitous property transfers from parents to their own adult children.
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April 29, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies interpretation of a ‘continuous act or omission’
In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Huether v. Sharpe, [2025] O.J. No. 802, the court overturned the lower court’s ruling and clarified the interpretation of a “continuous act or omission” under s. 15(6)(a) of the Limitations Act. This section provides an exception to the 15-year ultimate limitation period contained in s. 15(2).
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April 28, 2025
Canadian International Trade Tribunal to probe steel wire dumping allegations
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into allegations that certain carbon or alloy steel wire originating in a number of countries including China, Taiwan, India and Italy are being sold in Canada at unfair prices.
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April 28, 2025
Court rejects minority shareholder’s veto claim after bedroom breakdown leads to boardroom battle
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has rejected the validity of an alleged agreement that purported to give a minority shareholder veto power over her removal from the board, finding that the signature of the majority shareholder on the document was not authentic.
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April 28, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal upholds $35M award for Calgary Co-op in loyalty program dispute
The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision ordering Saskatoon-based Federated Co-operatives Ltd. to pay former member store Calgary Co-op $35 million for implementing a loyalty program that the appeal court ruled essentially punished the Calgary store. The decision was heavily dissented by Justice Frans Slatter.
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April 28, 2025
Unexpected things you can do in the U.S. as a B-1 business visitor
The B-1 Temporary Business Visitor classification is used by many people entering the United States. Many of these visitors come to attend meetings, which is often an appropriate business visitor activity. However, there are many more things that business visitors can do.
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April 28, 2025
When the system came for me, my co-counsel was AI
In July 2023, I was detained and charged by an officer of the Toronto Police Service during a low-speed parking manoeuvre in downtown Toronto. My dashcam footage contradicted the officer’s claims. Still, I was detained for nearly an hour, falsely accused of impaired driving and issued four additional traffic charges. What followed was a two-year ordeal filled with obstruction, delay and procedural abuse by the Toronto Police Service and the City of Toronto’s legal counsel.