Business
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August 15, 2025
Court upholds $45K damages award against spa owner using counterfeit equipment, products
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a $45,000 damages award against an Ontario spa and its owner for using counterfeit beauty equipment and products.
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August 15, 2025
Rectification: The court’s power to fix a contract
While written contracts are generally presumed to reflect the intentions of the parties that have signed them, this may not always be the case. What happens if one or both parties realize after the fact that the contract into which they entered does not accurately reflect their intended contractual terms?
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August 15, 2025
Beyond the bar: When nobility rings hollow
I recently sat for the New York “bar exam” (also known as the Uniform Bar Exam or UBE), which is a gruelling and high-stakes test that marks the gateway to practising law in the United States. On the second day of this 12-hour exam, a tragic and jarring incident occurred: a fellow examinee collapsed from cardiac arrest while the test continued unabated.
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August 14, 2025
Court denies leave to dentist in case of restrictive covenant breaches
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has denied leave to appeal an interlocutory injunction in a case where restrictive covenants were allegedly breached in relation to the operation of dental businesses.
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August 14, 2025
DEI dilemma: U.S. state bars grapple with DEI programs, language amid legal threats
State bar leaders across the U.S. are wrestling with whether to stand firm on their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs or quietly rework programs and language as they face rising political pressure and potential legal challenges.
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August 14, 2025
BD&P welcomes Katerina Maragos to its energy group
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer, LLP (BD&P) has announced that Katerina Maragos has joined its energy group.
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August 14, 2025
Feds issue call for Cyber Security Cooperation Program 2025 proposals
The federal government has issued a new call for proposals under the 2025 Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP) to “strengthen the country’s cyber resilience and address evolving cyber threats.”
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August 14, 2025
Bar ramps up campaign to end ‘Zoom-only’ policy & get intervener counsel back into SCC’s courtroom
Prominent intervener groups are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that its 2022 practice direction confining their counsel to Zoom and barring intervener lawyers from making submissions in person before the judges is hurting their advocacy and restricting access to justice for public interest groups. However, the top court says it’s sticking with its current policy since “virtual appearances have proven to be an effective means of supporting equal access.”
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August 14, 2025
Requirements for U.S. companies ‘carrying on business’ in Ontario
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shift toward remote work. Now, in the current environment of tariffs and anti-immigration sentiment in the U.S., many Canadians working in the U.S. for U.S. companies are returning to Canada while continuing to be employed by their U.S. employer. This has resulted in many U.S. companies setting up shop in Ontario without necessarily setting up a brick-and-mortar location in the province. This raises questions as to what obligations and liabilities companies have if their employees are working in Ontario, but the company is not registered in Ontario.
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August 13, 2025
Court upholds dismissal of warranty claim against manufacturer over defective toilets
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a decision striking Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC)’s warranty and negligence claims over defective toilet systems, ruling the manufacturer was not a seller under the Sale of Goods Act (SGA) and the losses were pure economic loss.