Business
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September 05, 2025
New Builders’ Lien Act now in force in Northwest Territories
The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced that the Builders’ Lien Act and its supporting regulations are now in force, replacing the Mechanics Lien Act, which was introduced over 40 years ago.
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September 05, 2025
Adina Georgescu joins BLG as partner in EMER group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced that Adina Georgescu has joined the firm at its Montreal office as partner in its environmental, municipal, expropriation and regulatory (EMER) group.
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September 05, 2025
Hicks Morley adds 6 new associates
Hicks Morley has welcomed six new associates to its Toronto office. According to the firm’s announcement, the lawyers include:
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September 05, 2025
‘Denial of Green’ in arbitration: Missed opportunity in Vento Motorcycles v. Mexico
The appellate decision in Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. United Mexican States, 2025 ONCA 82 (Vento) raises important questions about environmental sustainability in international arbitration.
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September 04, 2025
Ontario court approves $901M fees for Quebec class counsel in landmark tobacco settlement
In a landmark ruling, an Ontario judge approved $901 million in fees to Quebec class action lawyers who secured a $4.1-billion settlement from tobacco companies for Quebec residents who were addicted to nicotine and suffered from smoking-related diseases.
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September 04, 2025
Canada cuts its Russian oil price cap to reduce funds for Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ottawa’s reduction of the price cap it imposes on seaborne Russian-origin crude oil recently came into force, as part of coordinated efforts by Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom to impede the financing of Russia’s illegal all-out war against Ukraine.
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September 04, 2025
Court dismisses real estate appeal for abuse of process
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a building company, finding that the claim sought to bring an action against a seller for conduct in previous litigation, which amounted to an abuse of process.
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September 04, 2025
Competition Bureau launching study of competition in small, medium business financing
The Competition Bureau is seeking public feedback as it “prepares to launch a market study into the state of competition in the lending sector for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada.”
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September 04, 2025
Psychedelic disconnect: Charter rights and the case for transparency
A recent Federal Court of Appeal decision (Toth v. Canada (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health), 2025 FCA 119) about medical psilocybin use exemptions provides some interesting analysis on s. 7 Charter rights and significant policy shifts under the Vavilov framework (Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65).
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September 04, 2025
Can foreign nationals work remotely in the U.S.?
While people have wanted to and sometimes enjoyed the opportunity to work while they are spending time outside of their home country, this practice became much more prevalent and common since the COVID-19 pandemic. With remote work far more normalized in the pandemic’s wake, it is now easier and sometimes necessary to work from wherever you are — regardless of physical boundaries or limitations.