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Proposed Working for Workers Act, 2023: Second Reading and Debate Adjourned

Mar 29, 2023

Update on Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023, as it continues to progress towards becoming enacted.

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Change is in the Air: Government of Canada proposing changes to Air Passenger Protection Regulations

Mar 29, 2023

The Canadian federal government announced its intention to make significant reforms to strengthen the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (“APPR”).

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Settlement Counsel – valuable addition to the dispute-resolution toolkit

Mar 28, 2023

Settlement Counsel is litigation counsel engaged for the sole purpose of resolving a dispute or settling a case.

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Bidders can Structure Offers to Discourage the Use of Rights of First Refusal

Mar 27, 2023

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision considers the duty of good faith and honest contractual performance in the context of an asset sale involving ROFRs.

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Update for Ontario Employers: Proposed Changes Related to Remote Workers

Mar 24, 2023

Ontario employer's should note proposed amendments to the province's employment laws that would clarify remote employees' entitlements in mass terminations.

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Trademark of Foreign Owner Invalidated on the Basis of Bad Faith

Mar 22, 2023

Awareness of a senior rights holder’s trademark and its prior use of such trademark in Canada is relevant to the assessment of bad faith.

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Fanning the Flames of Liability: The Ontario Court of Appeal Considers Product Liability Issues in Burr v. Tecumseh Products of Canada Limited

Mar 20, 2023

The decision of the Court of Appeal in Burr v. Tecumseh Products of Canada Limited, 2023 ONCA 135 provides a helpful overview of product liability law.

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A Look at Some Key Findings by the Alberta Securities Commission in Re Bison Acquisition Corp.

Mar 20, 2023

On December 21, 2021, a panel of the Alberta Securities Commission issued its written decision providing its reasons for the oral ruling it made on July 12, 2021 regarding applications brought by Bison Acquisition Corp. and Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation Exchange Limited Partnership, as well as Inter Pipeline Ltd. and Pembina Pipeline Corporation.

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Employer’s Disturbing Termination Conduct Results in $15,000 Moral Damages Award

Mar 16, 2023

Teljeur v Aurora Hotel Group 2023 ONSC 1324 provides example of post-termination conduct and bad faith damages.