Business
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October 29, 2025
From Aroma to Dhaliwal: Lessons on arbitrator’s contracts in ad hoc arbitration, part one
In Canada, the culture of ad hoc arbitration remains stronger than institutional arbitration. While this flexibility offers autonomy and efficiency, it also exposes vulnerabilities, especially when parties and counsel neglect to formalize their relationship with the arbitrator through a robust engagement contract.
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October 29, 2025
The 99th anniversary of the Great Stork Derby
What if we told you having the most babies in a decade could make you a millionaire? In 1926, this wasn’t a hypothetical, it was the premise of one of the most bizarre contests in legal history.
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October 29, 2025
CARRIERS - Liability - Provincial or regulatory offences - Penalties - Passengers
Appeal by the appellant from Canadian Transportation Agency’s disruptions within safety category decision. A decade ago, a review of Canada’s transportation system concluded that legislative and regulatory reform was needed to ensure the fair and reasonable treatment of air travellers. Legislative amendments led to the promulgation of the Air Passenger Protection Regulations.
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October 28, 2025
CJ Crampton says Federal Court ‘won’t hesitate’ to impose costs on lawyers for undisclosed GenAI use
Counsel who “thumb their noses” at the Federal Court’s requirement to disclose any and all generative AI they used to create court filings will find that the national trial court “won’t hesitate” to ding them with personal costs or initiate contempt proceedings, warns Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton.
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October 28, 2025
B.C. announces changes to 38 regulations to improve ease of doing business
The B.C. government is making a slew of amendments to 38 regulations across 10 ministries to reduce red tape and improve permitting timelines to make it easier to do business in the province, according to a release issued on Oct. 27.
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October 28, 2025
B.C. court rules Insurance Act and not PPSA governs priority dispute over unearned premiums
The B.C. Supreme Court has held that an insurance finance company’s security interest in unearned insurance premiums has priority over a lender’s general security interest registered under the B.C. Personal Property Security Act (PPSA).
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October 28, 2025
Quebec Superior Court launches AI pilot project
The Superior Court of Quebec has given the green light to a sandboxed pilot project that allows some 20 judges to use artificial intelligence to help them with documentary and legislative research, translations and draft judgments. But the initiative draws the line at decision-making or deliberative undertakings, a conservative approach that has earned plaudits from legal observers.
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October 28, 2025
Arbitration Place expands to Montreal
Arbitration Place, a Toronto-based arbitration and mediation centre that hosts domestic and international dispute resolution proceedings, has expanded to Montreal, according to an Oct. 28 announcement.
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October 28, 2025
Strange bedfellows: When oppression, dismissal claims overlap in executive employment litigation
Most executives in the private sector enjoy significant equity in their companies. In fact, many executive employment lawyers will tell you that the equity component of an executive’s compensation may significantly exceed their salary.
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October 28, 2025
Options for working in the U.S. as an executive for a U.S. company
There are many articles in the news about U.S. immigration. Few of them focus on executives working in the United States. For those executives who need to enter the U.S. for work purposes, this may be a bigger concern than the enforcement actions being taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.