Supreme Court of Canada held the lawyer’s duty to disclose clients’ records under Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and regulations to violate principles of fundamental justice.
Recent Alberta case prevents employee alleging wrongful dismissal from double recovery after accepting recovery process under the ESA
Supreme Court holds mandatory minimum sentence for firearms offence unconstitutional
Court of Appeal finds unrepresented defendant’s guilty plea not involuntary.
Recent decision which found a minor did not need a litigation guardian in order to sue a parent for child support.
In Black & Decker Corp. v. Piranha Abrasives Inc., the Federal Court found trademark infringement on the basis of high resemblance between two marks, but dismissed allegations of passing off and depreciation of goodwill.
A recent decision of the Federal Court considered whether using copies of keyword meta tags in the metadata of a website constitutes copyright infringement.
In a recent CCAA proceeding a secured creditor successfully opposed fees payable to a special restructuring committee created by the board of directors.
Recent decision in which an application to vary a spousal support order based on material change was dismissed.
The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Fearon balances privacy rights and the needs of law enforcement to provide limited guidance on the warrantless search of a mobile phone.
CSA proposes amendments to rules surrounding take-over bids and shareholder rights plans, making life difficult for hostile bidders.
Court of appeal reviews principles respecting issuance of a search warrant based on information from paid police informants.