Business
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September 29, 2025
Jennifer Price joins Woods as litigator
Woods has announced that Jennifer Price has joined its team in Montreal.
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September 29, 2025
What the reversal of the digital services tax means for your client’s business
If your client was getting their business ready for a major digital services tax (DST) payment on June 30, 2025, they’re off the hook. On June 29, the government of Canada announced that it would not move forward with the controversial DST.
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September 29, 2025
Sara Romeih joins Aird & Berlis
Sara Romeih, who was called to the Ontario bar in 2020, has joined the litigation and dispute resolution group at Aird & Berlis.
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September 29, 2025
UN and Palestine: Recognition, refugees and Canada’s role
This week at the United Nations General Assembly, history was made. Several Western nations, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France and Portugal, formally recognized the State of Palestine. In doing so, these countries joined the overwhelming majority of UN members — now 157 of 193 — that formally acknowledge Palestinian statehood.
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September 29, 2025
Arbitrator’s disclosure back in the spotlight with SCC’s dismissals in Aroma and Vento, part two
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on Sept. 18, 2025, an application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision in Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. Mexico, 2025 ONCA 82.
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September 26, 2025
Canada welcomes World Trade Organization’s fisheries subsidies agreement
Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu has welcomed the coming into force of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies for sustainability.
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September 26, 2025
McMillan adds partner in Toronto
McMillan LLP has announced that Christie Gibson has joined the firm’s municipal, land use planning and development practice.
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September 26, 2025
Ontario opening of the courts ceremony highlights digitization, reform of Rules of Civil Procedure
On Sept. 25, judges, attorneys general, leaders of law associations and others met for Ontario’s opening of the courts ceremony, discussing various strategies that have been and will be undertaken to improve access to justice. This included digitization and reformation of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
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September 26, 2025
CIBC, Renaissance Mutual Funds reach $11M settlement in trailing commissions class action
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), CIBC Trust Corporation and Renaissance Mutual Funds have agreed to pay $11 million to settle a class action alleging that they improperly paid trailing commissions to discount brokers from mutual fund assets leading to diminished returns for investors.
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September 26, 2025
Landmark Canadian cryptocurrency platform takedown: A look at the other side of digital coin
The RCMP’s recent seizure of the controversial cryptocurrency exchange TradeOgre, alongside over $56 million in crypto assets, marks a watershed moment in Canadian digital finance regulation and risk management. As authorities pat themselves on the back for this law enforcement success story, the operation also sparks uncomfortable debate about due process, the collateral damage to non-criminal users and the regulatory minefield that risk managers in the digital asset sector must navigate.