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Rethinking Liability Regimes for AI-Related Claims – Should Canada Follow Europe?

While Canada has no strict liability regime under tort law on manufacturers for defective products, Canadian courts have historically held them to high degrees of accountability.

Six Class Action Rulings That Shaped Q2 2024

This article summarizes key class action decisions from the second quarter of 2024, including rulings on cryptocurrency cases, residency rules for plaintiffs, and certification issues in Ontario and British Columbia.

Artificial Intelligence, Real Risks: Legal Due Diligence Issues and Purchase Agreement Provisions Aimed at Managing AI Risk in M&A Transactions

This article examines key legal due diligence issues and purchase agreement provisions for M&A transactions involving AI-driven businesses, focusing on intellectual property risks, data ownership, third-party AI tool use and regulatory compliance.

How to ‘B’ a Socially and Environmentally Conscious Business: B Corp Certification for Canadian Corporations

B Corp Certification provides a method to Canadian corporations looking to engage with environmental, social and governance initiatives.

Jurisdictional Decisions Shape Class Actions in Q4 2024

This article examines how Q4 2024 jurisdictional decisions shaped class actions, addressing constitutional validity, extraterritorial jurisdiction, certification reconsideration and privacy statute conflicts.

Top Class Action Decisions of Q3 2024

Q3 2024 saw the release of several significant class action decisions, including appellate rulings, that we consider especially relevant to our clients.

Developments in Class Action Law: Highlights From Q1 2025

This article reviews notable Q1 2025 class action rulings on certification limits, delay dismissals, arbitration clauses and emerging claims in crypto and privacy law.

B.C. Cost Recovery Legislation Has Significant Implications for Product and Service Providers

The Government of British Columbia has announced its intention to facilitate civil suits by provincial and federal governments seeking cost recovery, on an unprecedented scale, for “health-related wrongs” from companies that promote, market and distribute products and services in British Columbia via Bill 12: the Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act.

Five Key 2020 Decisions for Businesses

Despite the pandemic defining much of 2020, five key decisions were released last year of lasting impact to businesses and commercial dealings.

Patent Law and Space-Bound Inventions: The Conundrum, and Strategies for Combating It

As private companies increasingly pioneer space innovation, the spotlight on intellectual property protection beyond Earth’s atmosphere intensifies.

Top Class Action Decisions of Q1 2024

The first quarter of 2024 saw the release of a number of important class action decisions, summarized in this article.

Tech Lending: What Are IP Assets?

Knowing how different kinds of IP work and how ownership interests are protected at law enables lenders to assess the value of a business’s intangible assets and overall viability.

Addressing Risk Allocation in M&A Transactions Through the Use of Transactional Insurance: A Primer on Representation and Warranty Insurance in the Canadian M&A Market

The natural tension between buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions has led to countless hours being spent allocating risk and consequences of various elements of that risk. Many risks can be insured with transaction insurance, often referred to as representation and warranty insurance.

A Closer Look at OSFI Guideline B-15: Climate Risk Management

More than 350 federally regulated financial institutions in Canada are required to comply with the new Guideline B-15 developed by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Highlights of the 2018 Federal Budget

Highlights of the 2019 Federal Budget

Proposed Climate-Related and ESG Disclosure Requirements: Insights and Guidance for Junior Mining Issuers

Since the proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters and its Companion Policy 51-107CP Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (collectively, the “Proposed Instrument”) was released by the Canadian Securities Administrators on October 18, 2021, participants from the mining sector have noted that the Proposed Instrument, as currently drafted, could introduce burdensome reporting obligations on junior mining issuers.

Budget 2024: Capital Gains Inclusion Rate to Increase

On April 16, 2024, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance tabled Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation.

Highlights of the 2022 Federal Budget

On April 7, 2022, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered Canada’s budget for 2022. Budget 2022 continues the trend established in Budget 2021 by adding significant spending initiatives, closing additional perceived tax loopholes and continuing to implement international tax measures.