Business
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April 15, 2025
Judge ‘reluctantly’ rejects certifying class action alleging various solvent products were identical
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application to certify a class action in a case where the plaintiff alleged that the defendant was selling multiple products with the same chemical makeup at different prices.
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April 15, 2025
Are we inadvertently creating a surveillance state? Part two
Canada is quietly becoming a nation where your face isn’t just yours anymore — it’s a data point in some corporate or government database, and nobody’s asking permission. The time is ripe to have an adult conversation about facial recognition technology in Canada.
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April 15, 2025
Rules review recommendations would ‘fundamentally change’ framework for Ontario civil claims: lawyer
A revamp of Ontario’s justice system could soon be in the offing after a task force set up to look at the province’s Rules of Civil Procedure recommended a number of changes that would have a major impact on legal practice.
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April 15, 2025
How to cope with delays in visa issuance
One of the most frustrating issues facing many individuals around the world attempting or desiring to travel to the United States is delays in visa issuance at U.S. diplomatic posts. What can cause these delays, and where can visa applicants get held up along the way to receiving visitor or work-authorized visas?
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April 14, 2025
B.C. to accept 1,100 new provincial nomination applications in 2025, prioritize doctors, nurses
British Columbia will accept only 1,100 new applications as part of an update to its provincial nominee program after its federal allocation for the program for 2025 was halved to 4,000 from 8,000 in 2024.
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April 14, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 1957 contract at issue in Enbridge gas pipeline dispute
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a 1957 franchise agreement, which requires a gas supplier to obtain approval from the County of Essex for the relocation or replacement of pipelines, does not violate the rule against perpetuities.
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April 14, 2025
Federal Court strikes veteran’s proposed class action over alleged health effects of mould on ship
The Federal Court has allowed a motion by Canada to strike a statement of claim in a proposed class action against the Canadian Armed Forces in a case where a veteran developed illness and injury due to mould on a ship.
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April 14, 2025
Tarek Elneweihi joins Harper Grey
Harper Grey LLP has welcomed Tarek Elneweihi as associate counsel in its business law group and commercial litigation group.
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April 14, 2025
Winning litigation: Securing home-court advantage
During March Madness, the U.S. college basketball tournament, games are played at neutral venues — no team competes on its home court. This decision isn’t surprising. In sports, home-court, home-ice and home-field advantage is real, backed by extensive research.
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April 14, 2025
Limitless? When employees become disabled during the notice period
In Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority Inc. v. Pasap, 2025 SKCA 15, the court considered the case of an employee who sued for both reasonable notice damages, as well as damages for lost disability insurance benefits, when he became disabled during his claimed notice period. The court of appeal, in its majority and dissenting reasons, demonstrates the tension around determining whether a worker is disabled from all occupations.