July 08, 2026
Many professionals assume that United States immigration law reserves the O-1 visa category for globally recognized figures whose accomplishments are widely known outside their respective fields. This perception is often supported by the public attention given to entertainers, athletes and outstanding entrepreneurs who have obtained O-1 classification.
July 08, 2026
A decision of the EU General Court concerns the registrability of a three-dimensional trademark for packaging where the relevant legal issue was whether the shape consisted exclusively of features necessary to obtain a technical result. The General Court is the lower of the two courts that make up the Court of Justice of the European Union.
July 07, 2026
Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador have announced an agreement investing $10.6 million over three years for workers whose jobs have been impacted by global tariffs.
July 07, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has removed the non-partisanship criterion for Senate appointments and named his former principal secretary, Thomas Pitfield, to the Senate, according to a release issued July 7.
July 07, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada has been advancing efforts to establish the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) and eight other countries have now committed to supporting it.
July 07, 2026
Cozen O’Connor has added corporate and securities lawyer Ashley Ainsley as counsel in its international corporate practice in Vancouver.
July 07, 2026
McInnes Cooper has announced it is relocating its Sydney, N.S., office to a new space in Membertou, expanding its presence in Cape Breton.
July 07, 2026
When a court awards damages in lieu of reasonable notice, should the award include vacation pay that would have accrued over the notice period?
July 07, 2026
The federal government has announced the launch of online and in-person consultations for Budget 2026 ahead of its delivery this fall.
July 07, 2026
The King Charles tax disclosure creates no legal obligation in Canada and establishes no precedent that Canadian courts are required to follow. What it does is illustrate — at the level of a head of state — a principle that is deeply embedded in Canadian tax law and frequently litigated: that those who administer the tax system, and those who are subject to it, operate within a framework governed by the rule of law, institutional transparency and procedural fairness.