PRACTICE AREA: Corporate Commercial

British Columbia case in which the appellant raised a ground of appeal that had not been argued at trial.

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Phrase of the Week - Voluntary Waste

CIBC Mortgages Inc. v. Fasami | 2015 CarswellAlta 784 | Alberta Court of Queen's Bench

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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice approves a key employee retention plan and grants a sealing order, denying a request to disclose the compensation information and terms of individual contracts.

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Can a bailee rely on a limitation of liability clause to avoid liability for negligence?

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Phrase of the Week - Bounding Approach

Ontario Power Generation Inc. v. Greenpeace Canada | 2015 CarswellNat 4258 | Federal Court of Appeal

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The General Court of the European Union held that marks that included protecting a technical function or functionality of the goods were invalid.

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A court with in personam jurisdiction over a non-party can make an order affecting internet conduct in other jurisdictions.

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Legal Wit — Signatures

The back page includes a series of undertakings on behalf of the Corporate Defendants.

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Case comment on Dumais v Hobbs, a recent Ontario case which dealt with issues related to discovery and the parol evidence rule.

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This post summarizes a recent BC case which hinged on whether two colleges named after the same city led to unfair competition.

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Legal Wit — Pure and Simple?

The Supreme Court of Canada has instructed that, "[t]he primary interpretive principle is that when the language of the policy is unambiguous, the court should give effect to clear language, reading the contract as a whole.

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In Apple v. Samsung, the United States Court of Appeals clarified and applied the causal nexus requirement in a situation involving irreparable harm.

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