Articles 2024

The Ontario Court of Appeal in CM Callow Inc. v Zollinger, 2018 ONCA 896 (“Callow”) recently rendered a decision that could have important consequences for parties seeking to terminate commercial agreements. Specifically, Callow may have significant ramifications for the law of good faith in Ontario, and in particular with respect to the duty of honest performance first recognized in Bhasin v Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71.

In 2020, the Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government has jurisdiction to price carbon under the GGPA. If upheld, the GGPPA will layer over a complex patchwork of provincial regulation and policy. Even if struck down, the federal government will probably retain some role in GHG regulation. While both federal and provincial governments likely have a say in GHG regulations, questions about the allocation of authority and the form regulations will take have yet to be answered.

Sports and entertainment lawyer Layth Gafoor discusses the proliferation of content-streaming services giving Netflix a potential run for its money, plus how this new digital landscape is radically changing the dealmaking process with execs and lawyers scrambling to adapt.

In case you missed it, the Ontario Bar Association’s Entertainment, Media and Communications Law Section recently hosted a mentoring event called “Help Me Help You” for new and aspiring lawyers. Pooja Sihra offers three key takeaways.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the Jordan framework for assessing whether or not an accused person has been tried within a reasonable time applies to young persons.

Following are this past week's summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

This article gives an overview of the CPD program conducted by the Insurance Law Section in 2018 which was well received and is returning on November 22, 2019. This program contains a total of 3 hours of Professionalism content and it qualifies for LAWPRO Risk Management Credit.

Congratulations to Blaney's Chad Kopach for successfully acting in First National Financial GP Corporation v. Golden Dragon HO 10 Inc. The case involved a motion by a receiver for directions in respect of the debtors’ appeal of a sales approval and vesting order. The sale and vesting order were preserved.