Business
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December 22, 2025
Patients relevant in pharmaceutical product trademark decision: Federal Court of Appeal
In Novartis AG v. Biogen Inc., 2024 FC 52, the plaintiff successfully sued for infringement of its registered trademark and passing off for a pharmaceutical preparation for ophthalmology and pharmaceutical preparations for prevention and treatment of ocular disorders and diseases.
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December 22, 2025
Langlois adds business lawyer Javeria Qureshi
Langlois Lawyers LLP has welcomed Javeria Qureshi to its corporate and commercial law group.
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December 22, 2025
Quebec intends to bolster consumer protection over subscription renewals and ticket resales
The Quebec government, after adopting the first consumer right-to-repair law in Canada and introducing new rules on pricing and tip calculations, has now set its sights on cracking down on hidden subscription renewals and ticket scalping following the tabling of a bill that would yet again bolster key sections of the province’s Consumer Protection Act.
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December 19, 2025
Duty to consult may be triggered by unproven cross-border Indigenous claims: Federal Court
The Federal Court has found that Canada’s duty to consult under s. 35 of the Constitution Act may be triggered for an Indigenous group located outside Canada based on an unproven claim that the group are Aboriginal people of Canada.
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December 19, 2025
Health Canada to consult on proposed initiatives for greater drug access
Minister of Health Marjorie Michel has announced that consultations for two regulatory initiatives have now launched as part of Health Canada’s efforts to reduce red tape.
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December 19, 2025
Prime minister announces Quebec Court of Appeal judge to be next deputy attorney general of Canada
In an unusual and surprising move, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that a federal puisne judge, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue of the Quebec Court of Appeal, will become deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada “early in the new year.”
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December 19, 2025
Stikeman Elliott adds 6 new associates in Montreal
Stikeman Elliott LLP has added six first-year associates to its Montreal office following their recent call to the Quebec bar, the firm announced.
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December 19, 2025
Woods adds litigators Aliya Behar and Basma El Farouk
Woods LLP has added Aliya Behar and Basma El Farouk to its litigation team in Montreal following their call to the Quebec bar, the firm announced.
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December 19, 2025
Lawyering lessons learned at Santa’s knee
I did not know until a recent experience at my local Tim Hortons that there are striking similarities between judges and Santa Clauses. I was sipping my medium double double when I overhead a group of young children sitting at an adjacent table having a chat. They sounded a lot like lawyers at the pub sizing up judges. I listened keenly.
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December 19, 2025
Resident plaintiff may be added to non-resident action before certification: B.C. Court of Appeal
The B.C. Court of Appeal has confirmed that a proposed class action does not fail merely because it was commenced by a non-resident, holding that the subsequent addition of a B.C. plaintiff provides sufficient standing for the action to move forward to certification.