Business
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November 25, 2024
Ottawa announces joint project with Interpol to fight international auto theft
The federal government says it has entered into a three-year, $3.5 million partnership with the international police organization Interpol to help fight transnational auto and auto parts theft involving organized criminal groups.
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November 25, 2024
Pros and cons of impact of technology on law in 2025
There is a growing and sustained use of digital construction methods (DCMs) in the global construction sector for the delivery of cost-effective and timely projects. Digital construction is defined as “utilizing digital technologies to construct more efficiently with higher quality.”
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November 25, 2024
Trauma-informed workplace investigations
Employing a trauma-informed approach during workplace investigations can be pivotal to ensuring the evidence is balanced, accurate and complete.
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November 25, 2024
4 new associates join Koskie Minsky
Recent news releases from Koskie Minsky LLP announced the addition of Abigail March, Apollonia Mastrogiacomo, Bennett Morrison and Sean Fattah as associates.
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November 25, 2024
Ontario Superior Court rules limited partners cannot cause partnership to make cash distributions
Parties contemplating the formation of a limited partnership in Ontario should consider the implications of a recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Anthony v. Binscarth Holdings GP Inc., [2024] O.J. No. 1580. The court in Anthony considered limited partners’ entitlement to annual cash distributions, and specifically, their ability to cause the general partner to pay such distributions. The court’s analysis provides the following key insights which prospective limited partners and general partners alike should consider when negotiating limited partnership agreements:
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November 25, 2024
Law360 Canada Pulse survey: majority of lawyers say they are satisfied with their jobs
A recent survey of lawyers is indicating overall satisfaction with many aspects of the profession, despite some lingering concerns about things like stress and compensation.
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November 22, 2024
Maple Leaf Foods sues Canada Bread over defamation related to bread price-fixing case
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (MLF) has filed a defamation lawsuit against Canada Bread Co. Ltd. and its parent company, Grupo Bimbo.
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November 22, 2024
CRTC launches three consultations on proposed cellphone and Internet service improvements
Canada’s telecommunications and broadcasting regulator is seeking public comment in an ongoing effort to improve pricing, choice and service in the cellphone and Internet markets.
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November 22, 2024
Securities regulators propose amendments to increase system fees over 5 years
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published proposed amendments to Multilateral Instrument 13-102 System Fees for comment, with the intention to “better align system fee revenues with projected national systems operating costs.”
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November 22, 2024
Ontario's top court issues key ruling on arbitrators' duty of disclosure, restores $10M award
Ontario’s top court has ruled that an arbitrator who didn’t disclose that he was engaged by counsel for one of the parties to an ongoing arbitration to serve as an arbitrator in another unrelated matter did not breach the legal duty of disclosure.