Business
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June 25, 2025
Stewart McKelvey welcomes two new lawyers to Charlottetown office
Stewart McKelvey has welcomed Emma Halliday and Emma Jean Griffin as associates in its Charlottetown office.
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June 25, 2025
Melinda Park new regional managing partner at BLG’s Calgary office
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced that Melinda Park has been appointed as Calgary regional managing partner, effective July 1, 2025.
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June 25, 2025
B.C.’s Commercial Liens Act: Enhancing consistency, efficiency
The Commercial Liens Act (Act) in British Columbia will come into effect on June 30, 2025. The new legislation is designed to reduce risks and costs for service providers who supply labour or materials for (i) restoring, improving or maintaining the condition or properties of goods, (ii) storing goods, (iii) transporting, carrying or towing goods, or (iv) salvaging goods, by implementing substantial changes to the law governing service-related liens.
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June 24, 2025
Canada to impose new trade measures to protect domestic steel, aluminum sectors
The federal government will adopt additional tariff measures based on the “country of melt and pour” for steel and “country of smelt and cast” for aluminum over the coming weeks, aimed at protecting domestic steel and aluminum industries that are facing 50 per cent U.S. tariffs.
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June 24, 2025
Nova Scotia court confirms ‘some basis in fact’ standard for class action certification evidence
The evidentiary burden to certify a class action remains low, but the “some basis in fact” standard must still be satisfied through admissible evidence, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has confirmed.
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June 24, 2025
N.S. court denies leave to appeal certification of class action related to COVID-19 deaths
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has denied a care home’s leave to appeal for an interlocutory certification order of a class action. The home argued that the judge incorrectly applied the test to certify common issues in a case where over 50 residents died at its facility due to COVID-19 exposure.
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June 24, 2025
Manitoba government opens office in Washington to ‘strengthen’ trade with U.S.
Premier of Manitoba Wab Kinew has announced that the province has opened a “permanent office in Washington, D.C.,” to build on “trade and economic relationships with the U.S. that support Manitoba jobs.”
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June 24, 2025
Ontario court certifies negligence class action against Smith & Wesson over Danforth shooting
The Ontario Court of Appeal has certified a class action against Smith & Wesson over allegations that the gun manufacturer was negligent in failing to implement technology to prevent unauthorized use of the gun used in a 2018 mass shooting in Toronto.
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June 24, 2025
Outstanding leadership in a multigenerational workforce
As a managing partner or law firm owner, do you find it challenging to navigate all the current generational differences within your team?
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June 24, 2025
Have your voice heard: Take Law360 Canada’s 2025 survey on lawyer satisfaction
Law360 Canada is seeking participants for an anonymous survey on career and life satisfaction in the legal profession. Take the survey in English or French.