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Aside perhaps from perjury, no act serves to threaten the integrity of the judicial process more than the spoliation of evidence. Our adversarial process is designed to tolerate human failings — erring judges can be reversed, uncooperative counsel can be shepherded, and recalcitrant witnesses compelled to testify. But, when critical documents go missing, judges and […]

On March 7, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) released Staff Notice 81-334 (Revised) – ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure (the “Notice”). The Notice updates and replaces the previously issued Staff Notice 81-334, which the CSA had released on January 19, 2022. The objective of the Notice, according the CSA, is “to bring greater clarity and […]

Introduction Since the enactment of the Family Law Act (“FLA”), Courts have struggled with determining, firstly, if and when the interest of a spouse in a discretionary trust qualifies as “property” as defined in the FLA for purposes of equalization of net family property (“NFP”) and secondly, how that property interest is valued. Family law […]

Riccardo Del Vecchio and Lori Goldberg present on “Contract Law, COVID-19, and Prompt Payment Legislation” at BILD’s construction law webinar on February 16, 2021.

Karen Weslowski co-presents “Risk Management in a Post-COVID-19 World” with Jeff McLellan, BFL Canada Insurance Services Inc., at the AIBC Confab 2021 Conference.

While the construction industry has traditionally been criticized for being too slow to innovate, the last several years have seen it embrace new business practices, new software and new technologies. The increased use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a good example of this. Developments of other technologies – at first glance unrelated to the […]

Counsel to a syndicate of underwriters led by Mackie Research Capital Corporation

On June 19, 2025, Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV:UCU) (the “Company”) announced that it completed a private placement for gross proceeds of $15.5 million.  The Company sold 12,916,667 units (the “Units”) at a price of $1.20 per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one common share in the capital of the Company (a “Common Share”) and […]

Canada’s Minister of Finance (and Deputy Prime Minister) tabled Canada’s federal budget for 2023 (“Budget 2023”) on March 28, 2023 (“Budget Day”). While there is good news insofar as Budget 2023 does not propose any increases in tax rates or reduction in cherished benefits (e.g., the capital gains inclusion rate), the good news may be […]

David Tang and Greg Bush present on “COVID Vaccination Policies – Legal and Practical Considerations” at the Ontario Real Estate Association’s Vaccination Policies – Panel Presentation & Discussion webinar. Webinar details and registration (OREA login details required)