Business
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April 14, 2025
Tarek Elneweihi joins Harper Grey
Harper Grey LLP has welcomed Tarek Elneweihi as associate counsel in its business law group and commercial litigation group.
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April 14, 2025
Winning litigation: Securing home-court advantage
During March Madness, the U.S. college basketball tournament, games are played at neutral venues — no team competes on its home court. This decision isn’t surprising. In sports, home-court, home-ice and home-field advantage is real, backed by extensive research.
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April 14, 2025
Limitless? When employees become disabled during the notice period
In Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority Inc. v. Pasap, 2025 SKCA 15, the court considered the case of an employee who sued for both reasonable notice damages, as well as damages for lost disability insurance benefits, when he became disabled during his claimed notice period. The court of appeal, in its majority and dissenting reasons, demonstrates the tension around determining whether a worker is disabled from all occupations.
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April 11, 2025
Housing boom could exacerbate tax fraud in construction industry, warns union
One of Canada’s largest construction unions is warning that a major push by governments to build more homes to address the housing affordability crisis could also raise the risk of increased tax fraud in the construction industry.
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April 11, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal: Labour arbitration appeals lie with labour board barring exceptional cases
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has clarified that its jurisdiction over labour arbitration decisions is strictly limited to matters of general law entirely unrelated to labour relations, collective agreements or fact-based determinations tied to workplace disputes.
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April 11, 2025
Competition Bureau obtains court order in investigation into pharmacy firm Express Scripts Canada
The Competition Bureau has obtained an order from the Federal Court to advance an investigation into Mississauga, Ont.-based Express Scripts Canada, a company that provides prescription drug claim processing services, along with additional services for insurance providers and pharmacists.
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April 11, 2025
JFK Law adds a partner and two associates
JFK Law LLP has announced that Nadir André has joined the firm as a partner, and Lauren Daniel and Isabelle Simard have joined as associates.
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April 11, 2025
Daniel Lupinacci joins Wildeboer Dellelce
Wildeboer Dellelce has welcomed Daniel Lupinacci to its debt products practice group.
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April 11, 2025
Artificial unintelligence; a.k.a., chino evil
James Dewald, a plaintiff in a New York State employment case, was granted permission by an appellate division court to submit his argument via a video. This presentation, however, lasted all of a few seconds as Dewald used an AI-generated avatar created by some company in San Francisco rather than one that looked more like him.
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April 11, 2025
Proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations aim to minimize shortages
In December 2024, Health Canada proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations to protect against the harms caused by shortages of drugs and medical devices.