Business
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April 22, 2025
OSC report: Over a third of retail investors have acted on ‘finfluencer’ investment advice
Financial influencers on social media are shaping the investment decisions of retail investors, with a recent Ontario Securities Commission survey finding that 35 per cent of retail investors have acted on advice from a “finfluencer.”
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April 22, 2025
B.C. court dismisses proposed wrongful dismissal class action over lack of common employer
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a class action certification finding that the plaintiff could not establish that the employer was common among the class members.
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April 22, 2025
Lauren Mills Taylor joins BD&P’s litigation group
BD&P has announced the addition of Lauren Mills Taylor to its litigation group as an associate.
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April 22, 2025
Jennifer Shayko new partner at Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis has added a new partner: Jennifer Shayko
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April 22, 2025
Avoiding confusion concerning presumptions about copyright
A decision of the Federal Court emphasizes the importance of clinical precision in asserting a claim for copyright infringement (ITP SA v. CNOOC Petroleum North America, 2025 FC 684).
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April 22, 2025
New B.C. health care costs recovery bill modest when compared to ‘draconian’ 2024 proposals: lawyer
B.C. has announced it is tightening its legislation on recovery of health care costs, and a legal observer is calling them modest when compared to a law that the provincial government proposed last year but did not enact.
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April 17, 2025
SCC adopts ‘single-date’ approach to when bankrupt may be off the hook for gov’t student loan debt
The Supreme Court of Canada has settled 6-3 conflicting case law over when a bankrupt may be released from government student loan debt, pursuant to ss. 178(1)(g)(ii) and 178(2) of the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA).
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April 17, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal upholds Ottawa's ban on more than 1,500 firearms, dismisses appeals
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed four appeals that related to six applications of judicial review on the banning of over 1,500 types of firearms in regulations brought by governor-in-council in 2020. The firearms were banned due to not being reasonable for hunting or sport, with the Federal Court finding that the regulations were not ultra vires.
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April 17, 2025
Environmental law group warns Ontario law would slash species protections to reduce red tape
The Ontario government has introduced legislation it says will cut regulatory red tape as part of its multipronged effort to bolster a provincial economy burdened by U.S. tariffs.
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April 17, 2025
Canadian author files class action against Meta for allegedly training AI with copyrighted books
Meta and its subsidiary, Facebook Canada, are set to face a proposed class action over its alleged use of copyrighted works of Canadian authors to train its artificial intelligence large language models.