Business
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November 03, 2025
From Aroma to Dhaliwal: Lessons on arbitrator’s contracts in ad hoc arbitration, part two
As we discussed in the first article of this two-part series, the culture of ad hoc arbitration remains stronger than institutional arbitration in Canada. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Dhaliwal v. Richter International Ltd., 2025 ONCA 522 (Dhaliwal), released on July 15, 2025, once again brought Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 839 (Aroma) back into focus.
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October 31, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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October 31, 2025
Court defers issues to arbitration in police workplace harassment class action
In a proposed class action alleging systemic gender discrimination by municipal police forces, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that claims by current Surrey, B.C., employees must proceed through arbitration.
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October 31, 2025
Saeid Shakibakho joins Segev LLP’s litigation team
Segev LLP has added Saeid Shakibakho to its litigation, corporate, gaming and securities practice groups in Vancouver.
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October 31, 2025
Competition Bureau calls for comment on new anti-competitive conduct, agreements guidelines
The Competition Bureau has issued a call for comment on the proposed Anti-Competitive Conduct and Agreements Enforcement Guidelines.
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October 31, 2025
Ontario introducing legislation to create new conservation authority agency
In a move to consolidate conservation authorities, the Government of Ontario is introducing legislation to create a new provincial conservation agency.
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October 31, 2025
Marco Mendicino joins Cassels as senior counsel, adviser
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP has named Marco Mendicino senior counsel and strategic adviser, effective Nov. 3, 2025.
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October 31, 2025
Bill C-12 threatens thousands of business incubator applications under Start-Up Visa program
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is poised to undertake a sweeping overhaul of its immigration application processing through the enactment of Bill C-12, introduced on Oct. 7, 2025. This legislation builds on and expands the priorities originally set out in Bill C-2, granting IRCC unprecedented authority to cancel pending applications across numerous immigration streams.
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October 31, 2025
Wearing different hats: Takeaways from Mikelsteins v. Morrison Hershfield Ltd.
To incentivize and retain key employees, employers often reward them with an option to acquire shares in the employer corporation. As a condition to exercising the option, the employees are typically required to enter into a unanimous shareholders’ agreement (USA).
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October 30, 2025
Court slashes lawyers’ $510M contingency fee in $10B Robinson Huron settlement to $40M
The Ontario Superior Court has slashed legal fees for the lawyers who obtained a $10-billion settlement for certain First Nations under the Robinson Huron treaty, reducing their compensation from $510 million to $40 million.