The Complete Brief
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May 15, 2025
Blakes welcomes new partner Pooja Mihailovich
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has announced the addition of Pooja Mihailovich as a partner in its tax controversy and litigation group.
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May 15, 2025
Federal Court upholds Alexion patent, blocks Amgen biosimilar launch until 2027
The Federal Court has upheld the validity of a patent held by Alexion Pharmaceuticals on a drug for the treatment of a rare blood disorder and granted an injunction blocking Amgen Canada from launching a competing product until 2027.
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May 15, 2025
When the judiciary and politics mix
Due to ethical constraints, Canadian judges rarely criticize politicians directly in speeches, but there have been moments of tension or implicit critique. The judiciary has a duty to remain impartial and above the political fray.
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May 15, 2025
Women in the practice of law
We as a profession are quite rightly proud of the influx of women to the practice of law. The small minority of women in my graduating class in the 1970s has given way to equality of numbers or better in today’s graduating classes. But, as my daughter points out, that is not the test. The test is retention: how women in the profession are treated and how their different needs are addressed.
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May 14, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses tax appeal, finds donations would have enriched appellants
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal relating to cash donations that were denied for tax credits due to a lack of donative intent, in a case where appellants donated to a “sham” program.
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May 14, 2025
New federal Cabinet ministers talk tax cuts, lowering trade barriers, work-life balance and Gaza
Newly minted federal Cabinet ministers spoke for the first time about their portfolios with Hill media on May 14, as Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed that the Liberals’ promised “middle-class” tax cut will be in place by July 1, 2025, and Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne disclosed that the minority Liberal government has no plans for a federal budget this year — but intends to deliver an economic statement on an unspecified date in fall 2025.
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May 14, 2025
McMillan adds six new lawyers to its team
McMillan has announced the addition of six new lawyers to its team.
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May 14, 2025
Saskatoon Correctional Centre expansion ‘substantially completed’
Saskatchewan is on the cusp of opening the doors to a newly expanded prison in Saskatoon. According to a May 14 news release, the province’s government “has substantially completed the expansion of the Saskatoon Correctional Centre (SCC), with the centre scheduled to open this summer.”
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May 14, 2025
Alberta court upholds privacy commissioner’s order effectively banning Clearview AI
U.S.-based facial recognition technology giant Clearview AI has been dealt another legal setback in Canada with an Alberta court decision upholding an effective ban on the company’s activities in the province.
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May 14, 2025
Appeals dismissed in case of fiduciary duty breach relating to real estate joint venture
The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed appeals in a case of two individuals who were embroiled in a legal battle over a joint venture to develop residential properties.