Articles 2025

The 2022 Federal Budget was recently tabled in Ottawa on April 7, 2022. The budget focuses on a diverse range of initiatives, including several intellectual property related matters. Among the given topics, the budget looks at tax incentives to encourage innovation in Canadian businesses and legislative amendments to both the Copyright Act and the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act.

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continue to be a major topic in the current technology law landscape. Even today, there is continued debate on how best to utilize NFTs to achieve the most benefit for oneself. This discussion has continued with experts, Richard Lehv, Alexandra Giannopoulou, and Andres Guadamuz, who spoke about the different aspects of NFTs at their presentations for the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings (“GOTTMs”) on April 5, 2022.

Our guest star for May's "Featured Member" series is Avechi Chimara, current member-at-large on the Business Law Committee.

In this article, we explore the various methods in employment law forums available to enforce a settlement, as well as understanding the test for when a settlement will be found to be binding in the event that a party changes its mind or attempts to resile.

Sole practice is both rewarding and difficult. Several sole practitioners were kind enough to provide us with their thoughts and feedback on the top three pros and cons of sole practice.

One lawyer’s story about growing a successful law practice and eventually making the difficult decision to downscale to sustain a healthier work-life balance.