In-House Counsel
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January 24, 2025
CSA invites comment on proposed changes to trading fee cap to align with SEC rules
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has proposed lowering the trading fee limit for certain securities to align it with the limit set to be implemented in the United States after a recent rule change introduced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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January 24, 2025
B.C. Supreme Court certifies national class action against opioid manufacturers, distributors
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a national class action brought by British Columbia against companies allegedly involved in the manufacture, marketing or sale of opioid-related products in Canada.
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January 23, 2025
SCC judge’s 13-year track record shows concern for fairness, privacy rights & access to justice
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis rarely attracts headlines, but her low public profile belies her impact on the legal landscape over the past 13 years in judgments that enforced the Charter rights of Canadians and pushed to expand access to justice, court watchers say.
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January 24, 2025
Exclusive: SCC’s Karakatsanis J. says job is ‘so extraordinary, it’s hard to think about doing anything else’
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis has seen many changes at the court since she was appointed in 2011 but its recent historic transformation into a fully bilingual female-majority court is “fantastic,” she says.
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January 24, 2025
Reforming combative sports safety: The case for unified regulation in Alberta, part two
Combative sports, including boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts (MMA), have skyrocketed in popularity in Canada over the past few decades. The high-risk nature of these sports lends to their excitement and entertainment value but also carries the inherent danger of life-altering injuries and participant fatality.
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January 24, 2025
Draft legislation provides details on extension of charitable tax deduction deadline
The federal Finance Department has released draft legislation and explanatory notes to amend the Income Tax Act to extend the deadline for making tax-deductible charitable donations for the 2024 tax year to Feb. 28, 2025.
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January 24, 2025
FOR TORTS - Affecting the person - Defamation - Method of publication - Oral statements
Appeal by Appellants from the motion judge’s decision finding them without valid defense in respect of the Respondent's defamation claim. The case stemmed from a public meeting where the Respondent criticized certain books in school libraries discussing gender identity.
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January 24, 2025
Top Ontario employment law decisions of 2024, part two
Compared with the last few years, 2024 was a somewhat uneventful year in employment law. However, we still saw our courts take some surprising stances on important issues, and in at least one case, our Court of Appeal chose not to take a stance at all. The following is part two of the top Ontario employment law decisions of 2024.
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January 23, 2025
FINTRAC operational alert targets money laundering related to trade in illegal synthetic opioids
In a joint effort with the U.S. and Mexico, Canada’s anti-money-laundering watchdog has published an operational alert aimed at helping businesses to identify and report financial transactions related to the laundering of proceeds from the importation, production and distribution of fentanyl and other illegal synthetic opioids.
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January 23, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge against Quebec’s secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a constitutional challenge against a Quebec law that prohibits certain public workers from wearing religious symbols while performing their duties.