Business
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September 05, 2024
McGill law professors launch unlimited strike
Barely a week after McGill law professors launched an unlimited strike on the first day of the first week of classes of the fall semester, the Quebec Labour Tribunal ordered the university to cease all forms of obstruction and interference in union affairs.
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September 05, 2024
Disclosure, arbitrator bias in international commercial arbitrations: Spotlight on the U.K.
In this four-part series, I will be canvassing applications to set aside arbitral awards in the United Kingdom and Canada based on lack of disclosure by arbitrators and reasonable apprehension of bias. The select cases are great examples of some of the challenges disputants can face and provide valuable lessons learned for international commercial arbitrations.
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September 05, 2024
Former construction executive gets one year house arrest for bid-rigging in public paving contracts
A former executive with a Quebec road construction company has been sentenced to 12 months of house arrest after admitting to rigging bids for paving contracts awarded by the Quebec transportation ministry, according to a release by the Competition Bureau.
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September 05, 2024
Motion allowed in part in systemic negligence class action involving RCMP doctors’ conduct
The Federal Court has allowed in part a motion for certain particulars requested by the federal government in a class action against the RCMP for alleged systemic negligence relating to sexual assault and battery in medical examinations conducted by doctors.
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September 05, 2024
New appointment to Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freelance announced that Elizabeth Whitsitt had been appointed a member of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, an Aug. 30 news release stated.
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September 05, 2024
Immigration due diligence in mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructuring: What’s new?
In response to recent scandals involving the abuse of foreign workers in Canada, the government has promised enhanced scrutiny and stricter enforcement measures for employer non-compliance within foreign worker programs. Enhanced enforcement will have a direct impact on mergers or acquisitions or corporate restructurings where immigration considerations are a crucial yet frequently underestimated aspect of the due diligence process.
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September 05, 2024
R. v. Ball decision leaves unanswered questions about police
Michael Ball, of Kitchener, Ont., was supposed to go to trial in 2018 for the 2013 killing of a 28-year-old Elmira waitress Erin Howlett. In 2016, a Kitchener jury couldn’t reach a verdict on a first-degree murder charge, although the jury found Ball guilty of an indignity to a human body.
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September 04, 2024
Appeal court rules COVID-19 benefit income threshold violated Charter
In what one lawyer described as a “leap forward” in the application of s. 15 Charter rights to legislation, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal government’s $5,000 threshold for its COVID-19 unemployment benefits infringed on the Charter rights of an Ontario woman who did not qualify due to her disability.
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September 04, 2024
Immigration officials likely breached non-refoulement duty by ‘improper’ deportation of Rwandan
A judge has reiterated to immigration authorities that when the Federal Court issues a production order before the court decides whether to judicially review the refusal of an application for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) it is a clear signal that the court is likely to grant leave and immigration officials should therefore “scale down” their enforcement strategies, not escalate them via an “improper” and precipitous deportation of a failed asylum claimant.
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September 04, 2024
IBC: Jasper wildfire, severe weather events causing most challenging summer on record for insurers
The Jasper wildfire, Calgary hailstorm and flooding in regions of Southern Ontario and Quebec have already resulted in 228,000 home, auto and business insurance claims, around 68 per cent more than all insurance claims in all of 2023, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).