In-House Counsel
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April 24, 2025
Ontario Place: Court is not forum for resolving political grievances
Along Toronto’s Lake Shore Boulevard, across from the Exhibition Place grounds, sits the iconic Ontario Place. Opened as an urban park in 1971, Ontario Place featured a Cinesphere with an IMAX cinema, several pavilions and other attractions. However, over time, the park became underutilized, and, in 2012, Ontario’s then-Liberal government closed most of Ontario Place’s attractions.
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April 24, 2025
On or off the record: An arbitration dilemma
How do you get off the record when there is no record? With court proceedings, when the solicitor-client relationship breaks down or conflict arises, a motion is brought to the court with a request to get off the record. There is much case law that addresses when counsel can and cannot get off the record.
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April 23, 2025
Securities regulators pause work on new mandatory climate and diversity disclosures
Canadian securities regulators have paused work on the development of a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule and amendments to the existing diversity-related disclosure requirements in the face of rising economic uncertainty, according to a release by the Canadian Securities Administrators.
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April 23, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of proposed class action against crypto giant Coinbase
In a case that points to potential jurisdictional legal challenges for virtual currency investors, the Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal related to a proposed class action against Delaware-based crypto trading giant Coinbase Global Inc. and some of its affiliates.
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April 23, 2025
Alberta court rules gross overriding royalty in farmout agreement is interest in land
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has held that a gross overriding royalty (GORR) granted in an oil and gas farmout agreement constituted an interest in land, emphasizing that the economic structure of the transaction demonstrated the parties’ intent for the royalty to run with the lease.
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April 23, 2025
Call rights in shareholders’ agreements: Navigating the anti-deprivation rule
The shareholders’ agreement governs the relationship among a corporation’s shareholders. It often establishes the rules governing the exit of a shareholder — for instance, by way of call right provisions upon the occurrence of certain triggering events.
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April 23, 2025
Navigating AI in the workplace: Legal frameworks and considerations for employers
The integration of artificial intelligence into the workplace has the potential to significantly impact both individual roles and organizational dynamics. Early this year, the Quebec privacy regulator submitted a brief regarding the use of AI in the workplace to the Québec Ministère du Travail.
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April 22, 2025
B.C. court dismisses proposed wrongful dismissal class action over lack of common employer
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a class action certification finding that the plaintiff could not establish that the employer was common among the class members.
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April 22, 2025
Jennifer Shayko new partner at Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis has added a new partner: Jennifer Shayko
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April 22, 2025
Avoiding confusion concerning presumptions about copyright
A decision of the Federal Court emphasizes the importance of clinical precision in asserting a claim for copyright infringement (ITP SA v. CNOOC Petroleum North America, 2025 FC 684).