Business
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May 03, 2024
Intentional disclosure of reports on pipeline failure led to loss of litigation privilege: court
Alberta’s highest court has ruled a petroleum company waived litigation privilege over reports looking into a pipeline failure when it provided them to a provincial regulator, and a lawyer involved in the case is saying the decision is a good reminder that documents created for the purpose of litigation must be treated as such.
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May 03, 2024
The proposed enhancement of the CRA’s audit powers, part one: Under penalty of perjury
Budget 2024 proposes to substantially bolster the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) audit powers, underscoring the increasing burden on taxpayers to comply with information requests and the consequences of non-compliance. The proposals include harsher penalties for non-compliance, expanded rules for what courts may order in such cases and rules requiring taxpayers to give oral or written responses under oath.
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May 03, 2024
Pensions in wrongful dismissal cases
Employment lawyers on both sides of a wrongful dismissal case are often stumped on how to deal with pensions in the course of litigation and for settlement purposes.
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May 03, 2024
Ontario Superior Court rules LifeLabs data breach information is not privileged
The results of an investigation into the massive 2019 data breach that affected millions of LifeLabs patients may now see the light of day after the Ontario Superior Court ruled that information that the medical lab-testing giant wanted to keep secret is not privileged.
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May 03, 2024
3 partners join Alexander Holburn
A news release from law firm Alexander Holburn announced the addition of three new partners: Chris Reain, Emily Stock and Nicola Brankley.
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May 03, 2024
Ontario plans to double maximum fine for employment standards violations
Ontario is pledging to “get tougher” on employers who take advantage of their workers by increasing the maximum fine for employment standards violations to what it says will be the highest level in the country.
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May 03, 2024
Good faith in M&A transactions: Quebec and the common law provinces
Parties involved in mergers and acquisitions and other commercial matters are often faced with letters of intent, offers, memoranda of understanding, renewal clauses and similar matters where there are stipulations that the closing or other completion of the transaction is subject to a party determining that due diligence investigations or other preconditions are satisfactory.
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May 02, 2024
Federal Court: Physician business information for OMA survey not protected under PIPEDA
The Federal Court has upheld a finding that a study on the overhead expenses incurred by physicians, which required the disclosure of physicians’ personal information, was not a commercial activity within the meaning of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
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May 02, 2024
New independent watchdog would assess & report how Ottawa carries out its modern treaty obligations
Ottawa says it will create an independent oversight body, led by a new “Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation” who reports to Parliament and whose role will be “to work to hold the Government of Canada accountable for its modern treaty obligations and advance key priorities.”
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May 02, 2024
Quebec court authorizes class action for neglect of off-reserve Indigenous children
The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class action concerning allegations that Quebec and Canada neglected off-reserve Indigenous children by prioritizing removing them from their homes over prevention services that would have allowed them to stay in their families and communities.