Significant Expansion of Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protections amid COVID-19: What you need to know
Jul 15, 2020Bill 188 made significant amendments to PHIPA, which affect technology companies, and potentially insurers, who provide access to personal health information.
Federal Court Defends CASL, Says Prohibition on Spam is Constitutional
Jul 1, 2020he FCA ruled that CASL's provisions relating to the regulation of commercial electronic messages are constitutional, despite challenge from CompuFinder
Ontario Small Businesses Get a New Ride on the Digital Main Street
Jun 24, 2020Review of the Ontario Digital Main Street initiative and new funding introduced by the government to assist businesses pivoting to an ecommerce business model.
Material Adverse Effect Clauses in a COVID-19 World
Jun 23, 2020Review and analysis of recent developments where parties try to rely on MAE clauses as a mechanism to avoid closing a transaction.
Making B.C. an Emerging Economy Leader
Jun 23, 2020Review of the BC Emerging Economy Task Force Report and how BC companies can position themselves to take advantage of the emerging economy of the future.
June 10, 2020 Update: Innovating During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jun 10, 2020This bulletin provides a summary of funding opportunities available in Canada over the month of June and updates
from CIPO and the USPTO.
Implied Trademark Licenses: A Case Study
Apr 12, 2020When will a trademark license granted from one party to another be implied? The Federal Court in the Core Consultants Realty[1] decision (“Core Consultants”) recently had an opportunity to revisit this question.
Unbearable Lite-ness: Lenders’ Remedies in the Age of Missing Covenants
Mar 23, 2020The author discusses the recent trend toward borrower-friendly loan documents and the remedies available to lenders in Canada.
“Can I Tell You Something in Confidence?” Legal Privilege in M&A Transactions
Jan 22, 2020The authors discuss challenges to maintaining legal privilege in M&A transactions. Parties in Ontario can learn from the experience of other jurisdictions.
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