Civil Litigation
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July 11, 2025
FINTRAC flags rising use of dual-use goods, cryptocurrencies in weapons proliferation
Canada’s financial intelligence unit, FINTRAC, is warning that foreign actors are increasingly targeting Canadian dual-use goods and turning to cryptocurrencies in efforts to acquire resources and information to build weapons of mass destruction and evade counter-proliferation controls.
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July 11, 2025
Trade tribunal, CBSA announce developments in steel product dumping investigations
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has determined that the dumping of steel strapping from China, South Korea, Türkiye and Vietnam, and the subsidizing of steel strapping from China, are threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.
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July 11, 2025
Court finds conflict of interest for corporate class in COVID-19 business losses class action
In a class action related to losses that businesses suffered due to COVID-19 health orders, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench has adjourned an application to certify an additional corporate class, finding conflict of interest relating to the plaintiffs’ pleadings and within the proposed class itself.
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July 11, 2025
B.C. Labour Relations Board certifies union at Amazon facility in a first for Western Canada
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has awarded union certification to workers at an Amazon warehouse in Delta, B.C.
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July 11, 2025
Choosing a mediator/arbitrator: Balancing expertise v. bias
Choosing a mediator/arbitrator with subject-matter expertise requires extra care to avoid potential conflicts arising from existing professional relationships between the arbitrator, parties’ counsel and experts.
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July 11, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Pleadings - Amendment of - Statement of claim - To raise additional issues
Appeal by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation to amend its statement of claim to include claim for breach of treaty rights related to flooding of its reserve lands.
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July 10, 2025
Federal Court awards Turkish broadcaster $5.96M in damages for copyright infringement
The Federal Court has ordered certain IPTV providers to pay $5.96 million in statutory damages for infringing a Turkish broadcaster’s copyright in 2,974 episodes of 22 TV series and its live television channel.
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July 10, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of group’s petition to protect birds, stop old-growth logging
An environmental group has lost its legal bid to protect a threatened seabird’s nesting areas and block old-growth logging in a portion of southwestern Vancouver Island.
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July 10, 2025
Class action certified against Canada Post for drip pricing allegations
The Federal Court has certified a class action against Canada Post for alleged drip pricing practices relating to fuel surcharges, noting that the display of the alleged unattainable price was a novel claim.
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July 10, 2025
Thirty days to trigger mediation: A deadline or a minimum waiting period?
Multitiered dispute resolution clauses — also known as “step clauses” — are common in commercial contracts containing agreements to arbitrate. Especially in sectors like construction, architecture, engineering and professional services, parties often agree that disputes must first go through informal negotiation, then mediation, before finally proceeding to arbitration.