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Federal Court issues landmark website-blocking injunction with significant implications for ISPs

In the first order of its kind in Canada, the Federal Court has issued an injunction directing internet service providers (ISPs) to prevent user...

Competition Bureau releases updated Intellectual Property Guidelines

On March 13, 2019, the Competition Bureau issued updated Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines, reflecting recent changes in the law and an...

Cross-border investigations: B.C. Court affirms broad power to issue legal process against foreign companies

Law enforcement authorities in Canada have always had broad search and seizure powers to obtain records located in Canada that are relevant to an...

White-collar crime enforcement

While 2018 may not have seen a significant uptick in “on the ground” securities and white-collar enforcement activity.

Defendant access to third-party funding agreements in Canadian class actions

We have written previously about the arrival of third-party funding agreements in class action litigation in Canada. As part of that evolving trend,...

BC Court of Appeal sets aside certification in Basyal v Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc

We previously wrote about the B.C. Supreme Court’s order in Basyal v Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc., which certified a class action by...

Disclosure of forensic experts’ findings in data breach class action results in waiver of privilege

A recent decision in a data breach class action highlights potential challenges in maintaining privilege over reports prepared by third party...

Government of Canada announces significant expansion of Integrity Regime for federal contracting

The Government of Canada announced this week that it will be implementing an enhanced Integrity Regime for government contracting and procurement...

Law Commission of Ontario launches consultations for its Class Actions Reform Project

The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) just released its first consultation paper on class actions, and launched a province-wide consultation process...