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The Competition Bureau is wide awake: Hudson’s Bay Company to pay $4.5 million for deceptive advertising and pricing practices of its sleep sets

May 14, 2019 | Kelly Harris, Eugenia (Evie) Bouras

Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance Communiqué

Hudson’s Bay Company has agreed to pay an administrative monetary penalty of $4,000,000 and $500,000 towards Competition Bureau costs to resolve a proceeding which started in 2017 relating to Hudson’s Bay Company advertising and pricing practices for its sleep sets […]

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Know Where You Stand: Priorities Under the Ontario Construction Act

May 2, 2019 | Elyse Calvi, Paul Guaragna

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

In 2016, the Ontario government released Striking the Balance: Expert Review of Ontario’s Construction Lien Act, which proposed substantive changes to Ontario’s construction legislation. Ontario adopted the majority of the review’s proposed amendments and Ontario’s Construction Lien Act has since […]

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Key Considerations When Accepting Donations and Sponsorships from Cannabis Companies

April 25, 2019 | Kelly Harris

Social Impact Newsletter

While cannabis was legalized last fall, there are considerable restrictions on producing, distributing, consuming and advertising cannabis, cannabis accessories and cannabis services in Canada.  Although federal cannabis legislation does not restrict industry players from making monetary donations to registered charities […]

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Disclosure to Purchasers in Ontario Condominium Developments: A Recent Court of Appeal Decision and Legislative Amendments Already Addressing the Issue

April 4, 2019 | Eric Laxton

Real Estate Report

To enable informed decision-making in the condominium market, the Condominium Act, 1998 (Ontario) (the “Condo Act”) imposes upon “Declarants” (the builders of new condominiums who are responsible for registering the declaration and description that will govern the property) the obligation […]

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Setting Aside a Default Judgment: Paolucci Holdings Ltd. v. Girard Insurance & Financial Service Inc., Philip Joseph Girard, Maioha Aroha Productions Inc. and Jordan Corrigal, 2018 BCSC 1810

April 3, 2019 | Megan Young

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

Introduction Although most insureds report claims in a timely fashion, there are occasions where an insured’s delay may result in default judgment being obtained against the insured.  In other instances, the claim may be handled by a claims adjuster, and […]

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Applicable Building Codes for Construction of First Nations Land in Ontario

April 3, 2019 | Jaspal Sangha

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

Introduction According to a UN Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples1, government investment into First Nation communities across Canada has not kept pace with the demand for adequate housing and need for major renovations to […]

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Alberta Family Property Act – The Basics

April 2, 2019 | Emily Smyth

Wealth Matters

In Alberta, when a married couple divorces, the way in which their property is divided is governed by the Matrimonial Property Act, RSA 2000, C.M-8, and other legislation. This legislation provides a framework for determining which assets are to be […]

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Powers of Attorney and the Alberta Land Titles Registry

April 2, 2019 | Wendi P. Crowe

Wealth Matters

The Alberta Land Titles office no longer accepts powers of attorney for general registration. This recent change in procedure prompted us to reflect on the limitations of  “enduring” powers of attorney where the grantor of the power has interests in […]

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The Construction Act: Prompt Payment and the Concept of Proper Invoice – Getting Organized

April 2, 2019 | Riccardo Del Vecchio, Manav Singhla

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

On December 12, 2017, the Construction Lien Amendment Act, 2017 became law and Ontario’s Construction Lien Act was re-named the Construction Act (the “Act”). While certain changes under the Act came into force on July 1, 2018, including the amendments […]

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The Construction Act: Construction Lien Actions in the Small Claims Court

April 2, 2019 | Riccardo Del Vecchio, Manav Singhla, Matthew G. Smith

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

On December 12, 2017, the Construction Lien Amendment Act, 2017 received Royal Assent. The Construction Lien Act became the Construction Act (the “Act”). Under the Act, effective July 1, 2018 and subject to the Act’s grandfathering rules, construction lien claims […]

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