Business
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October 30, 2025
Excuse me while I kiss the (blue) sky: Considerations for Canadian issuers in U.S. private offerings
You’ve just closed a multijurisdictional offering and delivered a great result for your client. As visions of a raucous post-closing party with your client enter your mind (or perhaps just visions of a good night’s sleep?), U.S. counsel interrupts your reverie with a reminder that your client’s Form D and associated blue sky filings are due within 15 days. Say what?
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October 30, 2025
Black magic and black letter: Legal tales of witchcraft, ghosts and haunted houses
It was not a dark and stormy night. It was actually a pleasant fall morning, and I probably should have been entering my dockets. But the Halloween spirit was in the air, and it moved me to see what Canadian law has to say about the occult. Read on if you dare. I promise there won’t be anything as frightening as the Income Tax Act.
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October 30, 2025
No catering around the Code: B.C. Court of Appeal confirms reach of B.C.’s replacement worker ban
In Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. v. Unite Here, Local 40, 2025 BCCA 246, the British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed Gate Gourmet Canada Inc.’s appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia that had upheld an order of the British Columbia Labour Relations Board. The board had directed Gate Gourmet to cease using out-of-province replacement workers to perform catering work that would otherwise have been done by striking employees at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
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October 29, 2025
Federal Court dismisses DHL’s $4.6M action against Rona for ending shipping deal
The Federal Court has dismissed a $4.6-million action brought by DHL against furniture retailer Rona over the latter’s decision to terminate a block space shipping agreement, finding the contract formed part of a broader transportation deal that permitted termination on 30 days’ notice.
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October 29, 2025
Court certifies issues in proposed beef price-fixing class action
The British Columbia Supreme Court has found issues certifiable in a proposed class action alleging that meatpacking companies conspired to fix prices and limit beef supply, resulting in higher prices for consumers.
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October 29, 2025
From Aroma to Dhaliwal: Lessons on arbitrator’s contracts in ad hoc arbitration, part one
In Canada, the culture of ad hoc arbitration remains stronger than institutional arbitration. While this flexibility offers autonomy and efficiency, it also exposes vulnerabilities, especially when parties and counsel neglect to formalize their relationship with the arbitrator through a robust engagement contract.
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October 29, 2025
The 99th anniversary of the Great Stork Derby
What if we told you having the most babies in a decade could make you a millionaire? In 1926, this wasn’t a hypothetical, it was the premise of one of the most bizarre contests in legal history.
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October 29, 2025
CARRIERS - Liability - Provincial or regulatory offences - Penalties - Passengers
Appeal by the appellant from Canadian Transportation Agency’s disruptions within safety category decision. A decade ago, a review of Canada’s transportation system concluded that legislative and regulatory reform was needed to ensure the fair and reasonable treatment of air travellers. Legislative amendments led to the promulgation of the Air Passenger Protection Regulations.
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October 28, 2025
CJ Crampton says Federal Court ‘won’t hesitate’ to impose costs on lawyers for undisclosed GenAI use
Counsel who “thumb their noses” at the Federal Court’s requirement to disclose any and all generative AI they used to create court filings will find that the national trial court “won’t hesitate” to ding them with personal costs or initiate contempt proceedings, warns Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton.
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October 28, 2025
B.C. announces changes to 38 regulations to improve ease of doing business
The B.C. government is making a slew of amendments to 38 regulations across 10 ministries to reduce red tape and improve permitting timelines to make it easier to do business in the province, according to a release issued on Oct. 27.