Introduction Certain class action lawsuits require settlement agreements to ensure the fair distribution of settlement funds through an adjudicative process. An Independent Assessment Process (“IAP”) provides for an independent adjudicator...
In today’s guest post, Danielle Mallozzi examines the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2018 decision on whether life insurance beneficiaries should be enriched at the expense of unknowning premium payers. In...
Introduction On January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) reached a decision on bankruptcy and insolvency law and the obligations owed by oil and gas...
Introduction It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to...
Until late March 2019, when Justice Keith Boswell struck down s.112(2)(b.1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [IRPA], refugee claimants from certain “designated” countries were required...
Today (March 29) the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will hear the intellectual property case of Keatley Surveying Ltd v Teranet Inc, 37863 [Keatley] about the issue of copyright in...
Online communication platforms give people the tools to engage in meaningful and productive ways. They have also given predators the opportunity to connect with children without supervision, and the ability...
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) Justices have the privilege and responsibility of representing Canada’s highest court and last court of appeal. Throughout their time on the bench, they remain...
In 9147-0732 Québec Inc. c Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales, 2019 QCCA 373 [9147-0732 Québec Inc.], a case that has attracted some media attention, the Quebec Court of Appeal...
The legal profession revolves around the giving of advice. People seek legal counsel for a wide variety of issues, including (and perhaps most often) when they are vulnerable. Consequently, lawyers...
Introduction Certain class action lawsuits require settlement agreements to ensure the fair distribution of settlement funds through an adjudicative process. An Independent Assessment Process (“IAP”) provides for an independent adjudicator...
In today’s guest post, Danielle Mallozzi examines the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2018 decision on whether life insurance beneficiaries should be enriched at the expense of unknowning premium payers. In...
Introduction On January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) reached a decision on bankruptcy and insolvency law and the obligations owed by oil and gas...
Introduction It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to...
