In-House Counsel
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July 08, 2025
CFIB asks trade ministers to advance mutual recognition deal as think tank report urges caution
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is urging federal, provincial and territorial trade ministers to make progress on a pan-Canadian mutual recognition agreement on goods and direct-to-consumer alcohol delivery as the ministers’ Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) meets in Quebec City.
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July 08, 2025
Procurement ombud recommends five solutions to address federal procurement issues
In its most recent report, the Office of the Procurement Ombud has outlined five “key solutions to address long-standing systemic issues in federal procurement.”
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July 08, 2025
Competition Bureau investigates Amazon’s Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy
The Competition Bureau announced that it has obtained a court order from the Federal Court to “advance its investigation into Amazon’s conduct on its online Canadian marketplace, Amazon.ca.”
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July 08, 2025
Insolvencies still markedly higher than pre-pandemic levels, latest stats indicate
Business insolvencies dropped to 391 filings in May of this year, a 16.5 per cent decline from April but significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, figures from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) show.
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July 08, 2025
Court of Appeal clarifies corporate defamation damages
The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently provided important guidance on the proper measure of damages for defamation of a corporate plaintiff in James Bay Resources Ltd. v. Mak Mera Nigeria Ltd., 2025 ONCA 448.
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July 07, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal rules chambers judge misinterpreted condo boundaries in noise dispute
The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that a chambers judge incorrectly interpreted a condo plan in a noise dispute involving an Edmonton condo owner and the condominium corporation.
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July 07, 2025
‘Smart gun’ technology: Class action against Smith & Wesson gets certified
Gun violence is a serious social and safety issue, particularly in Canada’s major cities. According to information published by the Government of Canada, Canada has seen an 81 per cent increase in violent offences involving guns since 2009, and one in three homicides in Canada are firearm-related.
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July 07, 2025
A common mistake in statutory interpretation
In the training that I deliver on statutory interpretation, I caution against relying on prior interpretations of a statutory provision or a related provision without first doing your own interpretive analysis of the provision. In Pepa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 SCC 21, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a tribunal decision that made this mistake.
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July 04, 2025
Federal Court upholds dismissal of UBC trademark challenge
The Federal Court has upheld the dismissal of the University of British Columbia’s opposition to a trademark registration by a food services company, finding that UBC failed to prove that the mark was not distinctive or confusing in relation to its own restaurant and catering mark.
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July 04, 2025
What can happen when one party fails to pay costs during litigation
During the course of litigation, a court may require a party to pay costs following motions or other interim steps. One of the more frustrating situations for a litigant is to be required to continue on with the proceeding while the other party has failed to pay costs.