Business
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October 22, 2024
Capital Markets Tribunal opens applications for proceedings advisory committee
The Capital Markets Tribunal announced on Oct. 22 that it is seeking membership applications for the Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee (SPAC), which consists of staff from the Ontario Securities Commission and private sector members.
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October 22, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds misconduct finding against lawyer in foreclosure case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a professional misconduct finding against a veteran Vancouver lawyer who failed to make inquiries when he should reasonably have been suspicious that his client was, or might be, involved in illegal activities.
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October 22, 2024
Court finds arbitrator’s decision on Safeway collective agreement unreasonable
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has found an arbitrator’s decision regarding grocery employees' wages under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) unreasonable because direct industry competitors in the province were not considered in comparison.
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October 22, 2024
The law of product liability: Ontario’s listeria scare
When purchasing a product, consumers rely on its design, manufacturing and advertising that these products will be safe to use or consume. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, and consumers are faced with the need to bring a lawsuit for product liability.
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October 22, 2024
Affleck Greene McMurtry articling student returns as associate
A recent news release from Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP announced that Jeanette Saliba had returned to the firm as an associate.
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October 21, 2024
Cybersecurity recovery costs for businesses soared to $1.2B in 2023 despite fewer incidents
Canadian businesses spent approximately $1.2 billion on recovery from cybersecurity incidents in 2023, up from approximately $600 million in 2021, despite a decline in the proportion of Canadian businesses impacted by such incidents, according to Statistics Canada's Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime (CSCSC).
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October 21, 2024
CRTC publishes strategic plan to connect Canadians ‘through technology and culture’
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced the publication of its Strategic Plan: Connecting Canadians Through Technology and Culture, which focuses on delivering results in three key areas.
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October 21, 2024
Ontario introduces plan to speed up new home connections to electricity grid
Ontario has outlined plans to remove what it calls barriers that slow the construction of new homes while also aiming to make it easier and more affordable to connect to the province’s clean electricity grid.
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October 21, 2024
Understanding ‘judgment’ in Construction Act appeals
In the recent case of MGW-Homes Design Inc. v. Pasqualino, 2024 ONCA 422 (MGW-Homes), the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed the novel issue of the appropriate appeal route for orders involving the enforceability of adjudicators’ determinations under Ontario’s Construction Act (the Act).
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October 18, 2024
Three tobacco majors near $32.5B arrangement to end Canada lawsuits
A proposed plan of compromise and arrangement could see three major tobacco companies pay $32.5 billion, including $24.73 billion to Canadian provinces and territories, as well as $6.64 billion to victims of smoking-related illnesses, to settle all tobacco-related claims against them in Canada.