Business
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December 16, 2024
Class action certified against Airbnb for alleged breach of consumer protection laws
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified a class action against short-term rentals giant Airbnb alleging breach of provincial consumer laws, claiming it is not licensed to provide real estate or travel agent services, nor can it transfer funds between customer and host.
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December 16, 2024
Tyr LLP adds associate
Toronto litigation firm Tyr LLP announced that Sam Cotton has joined its trial team.
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December 16, 2024
Two Montreal law firms join forces
Spiegel Sohmer and Ravinsky Ryan Lemoine have decided to merge and will operate under the new name of Spiegel Ryan as of Jan. 1, 2025.
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December 13, 2024
Feds to remove 30% Canadian pension fund investment cap, boost R&D in Fall Economic Statement
In a bid to boost domestic investment by Canadian pension funds, the federal government is set to remove a cap that restricts pension funds from owning more than 30 per cent of the voting shares of a Canadian entity, according to a release.
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December 13, 2024
Meta agrees to pay $9M to settle Quebec class action over unauthorized sharing of user data
Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a Quebec class action concerning allegations that Facebook shared the personal and private information of its users with third parties without their consent.
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December 13, 2024
CRTC sets bargaining framework under Online News Act, brings changes to Broadband Fund
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that it is establishing a mandatory bargaining framework under the Online News Act. It also said it is improving its Broadband fund to serve more communities lacking high-speed internet.
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December 13, 2024
B.C. woman receives $3.3 million in sanctions for investment fraud
The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has ordered nearly $3.3 million in sanctions against a woman who carried out predatory investment fraud “under the guise of helping Chinese students and tourists.”
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December 13, 2024
Federal government intervenes to end postal strike as early as next week
In what one labour lawyer calls a significant challenge to legal norms, the federal government has announced that the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) will intervene to potentially bring an end to a strike by 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) as early as next week.
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December 13, 2024
Nova Scotia education minister moves to justice file
Nova Scotia has a new justice minister. Lawyer and former education minister Becky Druhan has been given the job of justice minister and attorney general following the Progressive Conservatives’ recent re-election as a majority government.
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December 13, 2024
The application of the last antecedent rule with contractual interpretation
In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, 1797472 Ontario Inc. v. Independent Electricity System Operator, 2024 ONCA 808 (179 Ontario Inc.), the court reaffirmed the application of the “last antecedent rule” but emphasized the broader principle of contractual interpretation that each provision must be interpreted within the context of the contract.