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Commercial Litigation Insights: Revised Airline Liability Limits under Montreal Convention Take Effect on December 28, 2024
Airlines operating international routes to and from Canada are governed by the idiosyncratic set of liability rules set out in the Montreal…
Clear and Explicit Contractual Language Required to Impose Arbitration on Third-Party Beneficiaries
Written By David Wahl, Vasilis Pappas, Chris Petrucci, Artem Barsukov, Siobain Quinton and Valeria Palacio The Alberta Court of Appeal in Husky Oil…
Must an Owner have an actual interest in the subject lands to have commenced a procurement process under the transition provisions of Ontario’s Construction Act? Conflicting Decisions go to Appeal
As most everyone in construction in Ontario is aware, sweeping changes were made by way of the Construction Lien Act Amendment Act, 2017, SO 2017, c…
Patent Litigation in Canada and India: A Comparative Summary
Canada and India have a very significant trading relationship. A large number of Indian companies operate in Canada, particularly in the information…
IP monitor: Pilot project of Registrar-initiated trademark expungement proceedings
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced that it is commencing a pilot project of Registrar-initiated expungement proceedings…
Governance Insights 2024 | A Review of Shareholder Activism in Canada for 2024: Key Decisions and Trends to Watch for in 2025
Despite a strong start to the year, activist activity in Canada in 2024 tapered to pre pandemic levels. This reversion to more historic annual totals…
Fundamentals of Canadian Labor Law: Maintaining a Non-Union Workforce in Canada
In the second Episode of our six-part podcast series, “The Fundamentals of Canadian Labor Law,” Littler attorneys Stephen Shore and Matt Badrov…
IP monitor: Canada’s patent term adjustment system comes into force in new year
Beginning January 1, 2025, patent owners in Canada will have access to a general system of Patent Term Adjustment (PTA). The PTA system provides…
A New Test for Leave to Appeal From the Divisional Court
It is not often that the Ontario Court of Appeal revisits and refines long-standing legal tests, but that is exactly what happened in West Whitby…
Fundamentals of Canadian Labor Law: Maintaining a Non-Union Workforce in Canada
In the second Episode of our six-part podcast series, “The Fundamentals of Canadian Labor Law,” Littler attorneys Stephen Shore and Matt Badrov…
Recyclage des produits de la criminalité et financement des activités terroristes : nouvelle série de modifications
Le 30 novembre 2024, des modifications proposées à des règlements pris en vertu de la Loi sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité et le…
PMPRB releases new Draft Guidelines for comment
Following its Phase 2 Consultations, on December 19, 2025, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) released its new Draft Guidelines and…
Canada’s Drug Agency seeks input on HTA methods guide and also announces new coalition to improve medication use
On November 28, 2024, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA) launched a consultation on its first-ever methods guide. The consultation seeks…
Federal Court updates its Guidelines for Complex Proceedings
On November 28, 2024, the Federal Court updated its Case and Trial Management Guidelines for Complex Proceedings and Proceedings under the PM(NOC)…
2023-2024 Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance impact report
According to the pCPA, estimated dollar savings for public drug plans from pCPA negotiations were $4.63 billion ($3.72 billion on brand-name drugs…
SCC Bulletin 19-12-2024
His Majesty the King v. Elijah Jacq…
Slip and Fall - Inside of a Shopping Mall
Fall and winter weather can make shopping malls more hazardous, as snow, rain, and slush get tracked inside. These conditions, combined with the…
Ontario Launches Consultations for Regulations under the New Consumer Protection Act, 2023
As we previously wrote about, the Government of Ontario has introduced a new Consumer Protection Act, 2023 after three years of consultation with the…
United States: AI Safety Institute releases its first synthetic content guidance report (NIST AI 100-4)
The US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (“AISI“), housed within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST“)…
Couronnement d’un nouveau type d’action collective : la Cour suprême du Canada conclut que l’action collective multiterritoriale de la Colombie-Britannique est constitutionnelle
Dans l’affaire Sanis Health Inc. c. Colombie-Britannique, la Cour suprême du Canada a examiné pour la première fois sur la constitutionnalité des…
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