In-House Counsel
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December 06, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal overturns order allowing third-party claim in Aboriginal title case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld an order adding a First Nation as a defendant in another First Nation’s Aboriginal title claim — but overturned an order permitting the additional First Nation to file a third-party claim, citing potential delays.
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December 06, 2024
Sales of patented medicines in Canada soared to almost $20B in 2023, says review board
Buoyed by high prices, sales of patented medicines in Canada last year totalled almost $20 billion — representing 47.3 per cent of the country’s entire medicines market, according to the 2023 annual report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB).
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December 06, 2024
Force majeure rejected, buyer pays price for lack of financing
The doctrines of force majeure and/or frustration are occasionally raised by buyers seeking to avoid liability under an otherwise binding agreement to complete the purchase of real estate. In such cases, the focus is on external events that occurred after the signing of the agreement and before the transaction was scheduled to be completed. However, if the underlying reason for a buyer’s predicament is their failure to have sufficient financing in place, they will have difficult finding a way out based upon other developments.
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December 06, 2024
Ottawa expands banned firearms list; pledges measures against gun use in intimate-partner violence
The minority Liberal government has put in place “revised classification” regulatory changes to newly prohibit 104 categories of assault-style firearms while also pledging to roll out new restrictions on large-capacity magazines in March 2025 and to introduce “no later” than January 2025 measures to help combat the high rates of gun use in gender-based and intimate-partner violence.
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December 05, 2024
CSA provides guidance and seeks feedback on AI oversight and regulation in capital markets
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a staff notice and consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in capital markets and is seeking stakeholder feedback on the approaches to oversight and regulation in light of AI advancements.
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December 05, 2024
Federal privacy commissioner expresses lingering concerns over FINTRAC in report
Canada’s federal privacy commissioner is expressing ongoing concerns about how well the country’s anti-money laundering watchdog is protecting the personal information it gathers as part of its investigations — especially in the wake of two recent information security breaches.
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December 05, 2024
CBSA initiates investigation of dumping of corrosion-resistant steel sheet from Türkiye
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it is initiating an investigation to determine whether corrosion-resistant steel sheet originating in or exported from a Turkish company is being sold at unfair prices in Canada.
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December 05, 2024
Saskatchewan introduces ‘fair and balanced’ changes to employment laws
Saskatchewan’s government is proposing legislative changes lawmakers say will both support employees and reduce “administrative burden” for employers.
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December 05, 2024
Lawyers’ 2024 year end and legal challenges for 2025 | Jacob Murad
As 2024 comes to an end, it is important to reflect on the year that went by and look forward to the challenges faced by legal professionals for the upcoming year. Here are a few that come to mind:
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December 05, 2024
Defamation action for media article based on a court decision dismissed
In British Columbia and Ontario, a defendant in a defamation action can bring an anti-SLAPP motion for its dismissal at an early stage of the proceedings.