In-House Counsel
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June 27, 2025
Aurora Cannabis faces consumer class action, possible investor action after $8M settlement in U.S.
A proposed investor class action against Edmonton-based Aurora Cannabis Inc. has been kept alive following a recent Alberta Court of King’s Bench decision, just weeks after an Ontario court certified a consumer class action alleging the company negligently failed to warn consumers about the risk of contracting a cannabis-related illness through its products.
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June 27, 2025
Aggressive contract negotiations don’t always add up to bad faith
In Canada, a lot of judicial ink has been spilled on the exact meaning of the idea that all parties to a contract have a duty to perform their contract in good faith.
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June 26, 2025
Federal Court Chief Justice Crampton to retire in fall after 14 years leading national trial court
The Federal Court announced that its chief justice, Paul Crampton, will retire from the bench next fall, after almost 14 years as the court’s leader and 16 years as a puisne judge with the itinerant national trial court.
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June 26, 2025
Grey market revisited
As asked in a recent decision of the Federal Court, when is a TOYOTA bumper no longer a TOYOTA brand product? According to the plaintiffs, when it’s damaged during shipment by a grey marketer. The defendant disagrees (Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation) v. Marrand Auto Inc., 2025 FC 1105).
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June 26, 2025
FedCt unveils new practice guidelines; cuts oral, written argument in visa, work & study permit JRs
The Federal Court this week “paused” its study permit pilot project and announced that, for judicial reviews of denials of temporary resident visas, study permits and work permits, the default maximum time for hearings will be reduced to 45 minutes and the default maximum written submissions will be limited to 20 pages, starting Sept. 2.
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June 26, 2025
Recent trends in U.S. immigration: Is there cause for concern?
As public interest in all things immigration-related in the U.S. continues to grow, there is no shortage of published information on every possible or potential scenario that could impact non-U.S. citizens. However, not all cautionary advice is relevant or applicable to a majority of travellers going to the U.S.
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June 25, 2025
Deaths from illegal drug supply fell 17% in 2024; thousands who died were men, many in their 30s
There were more than 7,000 opioid-related drug toxicity deaths in Canada last year — 20 people per day — an overdose crisis primarily driven by a toxic illegal drug supply, according to the latest data reported by the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health and the Chief Coroners and Chief Medical Examiners.
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June 25, 2025
Court of Appeal finds judge misinterpreted civil rules, overturns dismissal of wind turbine lawsuit
A motion judge was unreasonable when she dismissed a self-represented couple’s legal action against a wind turbine operator for “inordinate and inexcusable delay,” the Ontario Court of Appeal has found.
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June 24, 2025
Ontario court rejects hospital liability in abuse case
Ontario’s top court has turned back a lawsuit from a man claiming a hospital was liable for historic sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a doctor who ran an alternative education program on its grounds.
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June 25, 2025
B.C.’s Commercial Liens Act: Enhancing consistency, efficiency
The Commercial Liens Act (Act) in British Columbia will come into effect on June 30, 2025. The new legislation is designed to reduce risks and costs for service providers who supply labour or materials for (i) restoring, improving or maintaining the condition or properties of goods, (ii) storing goods, (iii) transporting, carrying or towing goods, or (iv) salvaging goods, by implementing substantial changes to the law governing service-related liens.