Business
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April 25, 2025
Three new associates join Cox & Palmer in Halifax
Cox & Palmer has added three new associates at its Halifax office: Michael Conway, Emma Goulden and Michelle Lahey.
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April 25, 2025
Negotiating commercial contracts: Is there a duty of good faith?
When negotiating a business contract, the idea that the parties have a positive obligation to do so in good faith remains very much in flux.
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April 25, 2025
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Telecommunications common carriers - Entry on to public lands - Transmission lines
Appeal by appellant carriers (collectively the “carriers”) from a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal which affirmed a decision of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC).
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April 25, 2025
‘Economic growth’ a key focus of Conservative and Liberal platforms on immigration, tax and regulation
Both parties currently leading in the polls for the federal election next week have proposed law-related measures in the areas of immigration, regulation and taxation that they contend will boost Canadian businesses and help the economy grow.
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April 25, 2025
Sale of land - Agreement of purchase and sale - Doctrine of part performance - Remedies - Specific performance
Appeal by Appellant from the order for specific performance of an oral agreement for the sale of land.
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April 25, 2025
Tim Pritchard joins Miller Thomson as partner
Miller Thomson has announced that Tim Pritchard has joined its Vancouver office as a partner in the commercial litigation group.
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April 24, 2025
Drug conviction appeal results in modified sentence
A joint operation between the Ontario Provincial Police and the North Bay police resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of drugs, cash, cars and electronics. When published reports of this takedown appeared in 2020, 30-year-old Justin Glynn was named as one of the people arrested.
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April 25, 2025
Torpedo trademark wars
Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm, but that doesn’t mean attempts to register the name as a trademark will be a hit.
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April 24, 2025
Quebec court approves Phoenix system class action settlement for non-union federal employees
The Quebec Superior Court has approved a settlement for a class action over compensation errors that non-unionized and casual federal public servants faced as a result of the Phoenix pay system, which was launched in 2016.
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April 24, 2025
Federal Court approves class action settlements of over $2M in alleged molded door price-fixing case
The Federal Court has approved class action settlements of over $2 million related to alleged price-fixing of interior molded doors.