Business
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August 25, 2025
BMKP Law appoints Terra Klinck as managing partner
BMKP Law has named Terra Klinck managing partner of the firm.
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August 25, 2025
Saskatchewan conducting trade missions to China, Japan and South Korea
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is conducting a trade mission to China and Japan in early September to strengthen ties with two of the province’s largest trading partners. The province said this is the first time in six years that a Canadian premier has led a trade mission to China.
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August 25, 2025
Court orders combined hearing for Securities Act leave application, class action certification
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that a leave petition to bring a secondary market liability class action against Telus International under the Securities Act and the certification motion can be heard together in a single combined hearing.
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August 25, 2025
Exploring the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
Effective Jan. 17, 2025, across the EU, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) aims to enhance the capacity of financial entities to withstand and respond to information and communication technologies (ICT)-related disruptions through proactive resilience mechanisms. This regulation reflects a global shift towards proactive measures to ensure the availability of increasingly digitized financial systems.
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August 25, 2025
Increased judicial intervention to correct unfairness at key tribunals
Ontario’s administrative tribunals are facing increased scrutiny by the courts for unfairness in dismissing claims brought by tenants, landlords, employees, car accident victims and people who believe they have experienced discrimination or are seeking disability benefits.
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August 22, 2025
Natural resources, tech firms drive Canadian deal flow increase despite tariff uncertainty
Investment activity in Canada has accelerated in recent months despite persistent concerns over U.S. tariffs and global economic headwinds, with deal flow expanding across natural resources, technology and energy, according to Cassels Capital Markets partner Jonathan Sherman.
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August 22, 2025
Feds table annual report on UNDRIP Act, outline progress
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Sean Fraser has tabled the fourth annual progress report on Canada’s implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIP), discussing various advancements and areas for improvement.
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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.