In-House Counsel
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June 23, 2025
Journalism and AI: A cautionary tale
Generative AI, or genAI — arguably one of the fastest-growing technologies at the moment — is everywhere: in the workplace and in one’s private life. And one need not look too far to find it. Run a quick Internet search, for example, and notice the AI-generated summary at the top of the page. Watch a video online, for example, and notice an ad midstream featuring an AI-generated persona trying to sell something.
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June 23, 2025
New rules and regulations as Alberta privacy, access to information legislation becomes law
With Alberta’s new privacy and access to information laws now in effect, legal experts are highlighting the changes that newly released rules and regulations will bring to public bodies and their data management practices.
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June 23, 2025
Evading tariffs not worth the risk
With Canada’s retaliatory tariffs still in effect due to the ongoing Canada-United States trade war, importers continue to grapple with the significant financial burden of high tariffs rates. In an effort to seek some financial relief, importers might be tempted to consider various “creative strategies” aimed at minimizing the amount of duties paid or payable. Many of these strategies are offered to innocent importers by unscrupulous actors seeking to turn a profit by selling easy answers. Unfortunately, these strategies are usually forms of customs “evasion,” with the importer on the hook for the potential liability.
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June 20, 2025
Unifor alleges courier giant DHL is trying to evade new federal anti-scab legislation
Canada’s largest private-sector union is reporting that courier company DHL Express Canada is asking Ottawa for an exemption from new federal anti-scab legislation, which went into effect June 20.
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June 20, 2025
Building Products of Canada faces national class action over allegedly defective shingles
Quebec-based company Building Products of Canada (BP Canada) is facing a proposed national class action over alleged defects in its Mystique brand of roofing shingles, which have led to water infiltration and damage to homes according to a statement of claim filed with the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court.
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June 20, 2025
OBA awards gala celebrates service to the legal profession and community at large
Toronto lawyer Angela Ogang had a good excuse not to attend the Ontario Bar Association’s annual awards gala June 19: She’d given birth to her baby the night before.
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June 20, 2025
Call for comment on private access to Competition Tribunal open until Aug. 19
The Competition Bureau is inviting Canadians to provide feedback on “private access to the Competition Tribunal following recent changes to the Competition Act that expanded access.”
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June 20, 2025
Keeping your designs in good order
A recent decision of the U.K. Court of Appeal raises interesting issues concerning industrial design registrations (Safestand Ltd v Weston Homes Plc, [2025] EWCA Civ 374).
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June 20, 2025
Turning distress into strategy: Restructuring solutions for cannabis operators
As financial pressures continue to mount for cannabis operators across Canada, insolvency is becoming an increasingly common topic in boardrooms and legal consultations. While insolvency can be perceived as a last resort, the reality is more nuanced. For cannabis businesses facing tax debt, licensing constraints or liquidity crises, formal restructuring proceedings may provide a critical path to recovery.
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June 19, 2025
FCA sets aside decision that declared Ottawa must fill judicial vacancies ‘within a reasonable time’
A novel Federal Court action that tried to compel Ottawa to fix its chronic tardiness in filling superior court vacancies has been dismissed for lack of jurisdiction by the Federal Court of Appeal; however, the law firm that launched the case to help its clients and other litigants says its efforts were not in vain.