Business
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August 18, 2025
Time limits matter: Alberta court establishes lien rights not indefinite
A lien can provide financial security by securing a legal claim for unpaid work against the land itself. The lien clouds title, making it difficult for owners to sell or refinance their property until the lien is resolved. However, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench recently held in 1951789 Alberta Ltd. (c.o.b. Urban Interiors Group) v. Britannia Block General Partnership Inc., 2025 ABKB 324 that the lien can be discharged or reduced if a claimant fails to advance their claim expeditiously.
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August 18, 2025
When is an importer of goods liable for copyright infringement?
A decision of the U.K. Intellectual Property Enterprise Court deals with the copyright in a label of a bottle of wine and an importer’s liability for infringement (Martin v. Bodegas San Huberto SA, [2025] EWHC 1827 (IPEC)).
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August 15, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from the past two weeks
Here are my picks for the top stories we’ve published over the last two weeks.
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August 15, 2025
Court finds B.C. Securities Commission amendments not time-barred in $36M case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has found that the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) did not advance new claims that engaged a limitation period in attempting to recover over $36 million ordered in a fraud case.
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August 15, 2025
Nicola Corbo joins De Grandpré Chait’s construction group
De Grandpré Chait has announced the arrival of Nicola Corbo as a partner in its construction team.
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August 15, 2025
Dentons adds new Toronto partner Myron Mallia-Dare
Dentons has announced the arrival of Myron Mallia-Dare as a partner in the corporate group in Toronto.
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August 15, 2025
Court upholds $45K damages award against spa owner using counterfeit equipment, products
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a $45,000 damages award against an Ontario spa and its owner for using counterfeit beauty equipment and products.
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August 15, 2025
Rectification: The court’s power to fix a contract
While written contracts are generally presumed to reflect the intentions of the parties that have signed them, this may not always be the case. What happens if one or both parties realize after the fact that the contract into which they entered does not accurately reflect their intended contractual terms?
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August 15, 2025
Beyond the bar: When nobility rings hollow
I recently sat for the New York “bar exam” (also known as the Uniform Bar Exam or UBE), which is a gruelling and high-stakes test that marks the gateway to practising law in the United States. On the second day of this 12-hour exam, a tragic and jarring incident occurred: a fellow examinee collapsed from cardiac arrest while the test continued unabated.
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August 14, 2025
Court denies leave to dentist in case of restrictive covenant breaches
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has denied leave to appeal an interlocutory injunction in a case where restrictive covenants were allegedly breached in relation to the operation of dental businesses.