Compliance challenges with the BPS Procurement Directive

In recent years, Ontario’s public services sector has been troubled by a number of highly publicized procurement scandals.

Take Two: Aggregate Damages Award Upheld at Ontario Court of Appeal

In our previous blog post in 2014, we had reported the Ontario Superior Court in Ramdath v George Brown College had granted the first award of...

Fanshawe College v AU Optronics: Whether an Order Dismissing a Motion for Summary Judgement is a Final or Interlocutory Order

The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology v AU Optronics Corporation, 2015 ONCA 808,...

Alberta’s New Royalty Framework

On January 29, 2016, the Alberta government released the results of its Royalty Review Advisory Panel. Learn what it means for your business.

Best practices for improving gender diversity on boards and in senior management

Read our article on best practices to enhance gender diversity on boards and in senior management.

The Supreme Court Extends its Declaration of Invalidity in Carter for Four Months

The Supreme Court unanimously granted the Attorney General’s request to approve the Extension. However, it granted only a four-month extension...

Lower for longer – Boards will be challenged in 2016

The profound decline in crude prices since late 2014 has renewed challenges, carrying with it significant implications for the boards that supervise...

Federal Court Refuses to Certify Class Proceeding as “Representative Proceeding” Preferable Procedure

In his December 9, 2015 decision in Canada (Royal Mounted Police) v. Canada (Attorney General) (“Jones”), Justice Locke of the Federal Court...

Defining a ‘Whistleblower’

On December 31, 2015, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III denied an employee whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Act. Rather than reporting...

Schwilgin v. Szivy: Costs may be Inadequate Compensation for Prejudice on a Motion for an Extension of Time

In Schwilgin v. Szivy, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed a self-represented litigant’s request for an extension of time to file a notice of...