Business
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August 22, 2025
PM removes tariffs on U.S. goods covered by CUSMA, 85% of trade with U.S. now tariff-free
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced today that the Canadian government is removing all of Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods specifically covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The decision will become effective Sept. 1 and matches what the United States has implemented. “In short, Canada and the U.S. have now re-established free trade for the vast majority of our goods,” the prime minister said in a press conference.
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August 22, 2025
International disputes: SCC revisits contract-based jurisdiction for Canadian courts
A Canadian court can assume jurisdiction over a foreign dispute if a real and substantial connection exists between the claim and the forum in which it is brought. Whether that connection exists is governed by the two-stage test set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17 (Van Breda).
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August 22, 2025
How a $1,000 compromise can cost your firm millions
Financially motivated cybercrime continues to surge, and Canada has emerged as a prime target on the global stage. The country consistently ranks among the most attacked nations, second only to the United States for ransomware incidents. For the Canadian legal industry, which holds vast amounts of sensitive client data, this trend presents a growing risk.
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August 22, 2025
Court declines to stay class action against Airbnb over allegedly unlicensed rentals
The B.C. Court of Appeal has declined Airbnb’s request to stay a class action concerning allegations that the platform operates rental services in Canada without the licences required under real estate and consumer protection laws.
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August 22, 2025
Estate planning: Ongoing income streams after death
For individuals benefitting from the payment of royalties, it is not uncommon for those payments to continue after death, which gives rise to considerations in the estate planning and estate administration contexts. The most prominent example in recent years may be that of Michael Jackson, recognized by Forbes as the highest-paid dead celebrity in 2024 and in several years prior — royalties earned from MJ: The Musical alone certainly bolstered the bottom line.
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August 22, 2025
Yes Premier Ford, something is broken here but it’s not what you think
Maybe it wasn’t a home “invasion.” Maybe they knew each other. Maybe the homeowner chased the intruder and knifed him in the back.
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August 21, 2025
‘Let’s eat Grandma’: How commas can ruin or make your case
Remember the online meme comparing “Let’s eat grandma!” with “Let’s eat, grandma!”? Well, here we have the legal version of it.
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August 21, 2025
Krystle Formhals joins DLA Piper’s finance group
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has welcomed Krystle Formhals to its Toronto office in the finance group.
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August 21, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Judgments and orders - Ex parte orders - Setting aside judgments or orders
Appeal by Su from chambers judge’s dismissal of his applications. The respondents commenced a civil action against Su and secured several ex parte orders to search for, seize, examine and preserve certain evidence and digital assets (Anton Piller order), and an injunction freezing Su’s assets (Mareva injunction).
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August 21, 2025
When CRA reassesses and disallows deductions on rental property expenses — Blecha v. Canada
In Blecha v. Canada, 2025 TCC 91, the Tax Court of Canada examined whether a taxpayer was entitled to claim deductions for expenses on a property he owned and said was being rented to his mother. The decision turned on whether the property was a genuine income-producing rental property or a personal-use residence.