In-House Counsel
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August 20, 2024
Lessons outside the classroom as a Fulbright scholar | Mubarik Khan
Sometimes getting what you want is the easier part and navigating the reality of your materialized dreams is the more challenging task. My Fulbright experience was a similar feat in my life. In retrospect, especially seven years later, it was one of the best years of my life. However, the word “best” encapsulates a multitude of emotions and is perhaps a very broad-brush response.
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August 19, 2024
FINTRAC updates guidance on reporting suspected sanctions evasion
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has announced that, as of Aug. 19, businesses that are subject to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act are to report transactions suspected to be related to evading sanctions.
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August 19, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds non-compete injunction against tutor, but modifies scope
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld an interlocutory injunction enforcing a non-compete clause that prohibits a tutor from providing certain educational services at specific universities for a period of 12 months.
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August 16, 2024
Court sets prejudgment interest rate, citing plaintiff’s and insurer’s investment returns
The Ontario Court of Appeal has set prejudgment interest on non-pecuniary and past pecuniary damages in a personal injury case to 8.46 per cent, replacing the statutory five per cent rate, after considering a plaintiff’s investment returns during the relevant period.
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August 16, 2024
Dispute resolution: Alberta interprets new streamlined trial rules to improve efficiency
In January 2024, the summary trial rules set out in the Alberta Rules of Court (Rules) were repealed and replaced with new streamlined trial rules. The streamlined trial process, as set out in Part 8, Division 5 of the Rules, is intended to be a more efficient way for parties to resolve their disputes than the former summary trial process.
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August 15, 2024
WestJet faces class action over flight cancellations tied to strike threats
A passenger who allegedly lost one day’s wages as a result of a flight cancellation that WestJet initiated after it received a strike notice but before any work stoppage has filed a proposed class action against the airline.
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August 15, 2024
Court: CTA statement on vouchers for COVID-19 flight cancellations not justiciable
A Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) statement that it would be appropriate for airlines to offer vouchers to passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic is not subject to judicial review, the Federal Court of Appeal has held.
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August 15, 2024
B.C. judge freezes assets of accused ‘mastermind’ behind $140 million stock fraud
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sided with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in agreeing to freeze the assets of a Vancouver businessman accused of being the mastermind behind a complex, multimillion-dollar stock fraud.
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August 15, 2024
Ex CFO sues RBC for $49-million, claiming wrongful dismissal, ‘reputational harm’ | Frank Portman
In a well-documented media saga, the former Chief Financial Officer of RBC, Nadine Ahn, recently filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit, claiming a whopping $49 million in damages arising from the employer’s assertion that there was just cause for dismissal. The damages claim is eye-popping, even to an executive employment lawyer, though none of the allegations have been proven in Court.
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August 14, 2024
Canada to launch study permit pilot program to boost Francophone immigration
A new immigration pilot program that aims to provide study permits for up to 2,300 Francophones from abroad to study in Canada over the next year launches Aug. 26, 2024.