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Protecting trade secrets and confidential business information in Canada

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Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law in Canada....more

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Cinq décisions canadiennes notables de 2023 dans le domaine des litiges en valeurs mobilières

Les membres du groupe Litiges en valeurs mobilières de Blakes ont cerné cinq décisions de 2023 particulièrement dignes d’intérêt. Dans le présent bulletin, nous examinons ces décisions, lesquelles ont été rendues par des...more

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Five Notable Canadian Securities Litigation Decisions from 2023

The Blakes national Securities Litigation team has identified, and examines in this article, five noteworthy cases from 2023. These cases from across Canada span various tribunals, including the Supreme Court of Canada, Court...more

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Governance Insights: 10 Trends that GCs and Boards Need to Know

The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we explore 10 important trends that will help general counsel and boards navigate the year ahead. In order to help you with your strategic...more

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I’m Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms that Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

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In Shalagin v. Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership, 2023 BCCA 373 (“Shalagin”), the British Columbia Court of Appeal affirmed that surreptitiously recording fellow employees may constitute just cause....more

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[Event] 14th Annual Law of Policing Conference - November 7th - 8th, Surrey, BC, Canada

A dynamic look at how policing is progressing in Canada. From the national rollout of Body Worn Cameras and the implementation of DEMS to support it, from amendments to provincial Police Act and firearms legislations to the...more

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Le gouvernement fédéral a terminé son examen du régime d’accès à l’information

La Loi sur l’accès à l’information (la « LAI ») (Canada) donne aux personnes physiques et morales présentes au Canada le droit d’accéder aux documents relevant de 265 institutions fédérales. Cet accès est toutefois assujetti...more

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Federal Government Completes Review of Access to Information Regime

Canada’s federal Access to Information Act (ATIA) provides individuals and corporations present in Canada with a right to access records under the control of 265 government institutions. However, that access is subject to a...more

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Is Privilege Waived When Cooperating with a Police Investigation?

As Justice Tyndale once stated in a decision rendered by the Quebec Court of Appeal (QCA), "It is common sense that a secret once revealed is a secret no longer." This adage has since been widely used in support of the...more

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Demise of the Restricted Covenant?

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Recent amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario) and the Competition Act (Canada) may be sounding the death knell for certain restricted covenants in Ontario—both non-competition covenants given by employees,...more

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Why Ontario Employers Should Review Employment Contracts Now

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Key Highlights - - Employers likely need to update terms in employment contracts on termination provisions, restrictive covenants and arbitration clauses. - Five practical tips for Ontario employers as they review and...more

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[Event] Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition - May 4th - 5th, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Canadian Institute’s 13th Annual Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition is returning to Toronto on May 4 – 5, 2022. For 2 days, chiefs of police, in-house counsel, and a wide-variety of government and civilian...more

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New Guidance on Ontario's Disconnect from Work Policy and Ban on Non-Competes

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As we discussed in our previous blog, Ontario Bill 27: Working for Workers Act, 2021 is Now the Law, the Ontario government amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the ESA) on December 2, 2021 to include a prohibition on...more

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Protecting Confidential Information in Canada: Is there a Better Way?

The British Columbia decision Equustek Solutions Inc. v Jack highlights the difficult, time consuming, and expensive exercise that organizations may find themselves in when an employee misuses confidential information. In...more

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Federal Court blocks Health Canada from disclosing veterinary drug submission records pursuant to ATI request

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Update: On September 24, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed the Minister’s appeal of this decision and remitted the matter to the Federal Court for redetermination of several issues: Canada (Health) v Elanco Canada...more

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The Federal Court is back on track: IP holders will continue to benefit from protective orders in intellectual property litigation

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On February 17, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal reaffirmed the long-established practice of granting protective orders to parties involved in intellectual property litigation before the Federal Court in Canada. In doing so,...more

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Countdown to July 1, 2020: Getting Ready for the New Patented Medicines Pricing Regime

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On August 21st, the long-awaited amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette. We have prepared an unofficial consolidated version of the Regulations incorporating the...more

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First judicial consideration of Vanessa’s Law: Health Canada must disclose requested clinical trial data

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In the first case calling upon a court to interpret and apply Vanessa’s Law, the Federal Court has ordered Health Canada to release requested complete copies of all sections of all clinical study reports and all electronic...more

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Rx IP Update - April 2018

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Standing Committee on Health proposes National Pharmacare program, modifications to prescription and generic drug pricing - While common among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...more

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Law Firm Credentials for Sale on the Dark Web: Understanding Your Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

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Law firms are being vigorously attacked by hackers. This is unsurprising given that law firms are repositories of incredibly valuable and commercially sensitive information about their clients and maintain large sums of money...more

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SCC Upholds Solicitor-Client, Litigation Privilege in Recent Rulings

In two decisions released on November 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) affirmed the fundamental importance of litigation privilege and solicitor-client privilege. In Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada...more

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Internal Investigations and Privilege: A Redux

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An internal investigation into a workplace accident was privileged, and thus protected from disclosure, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently held in Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2016 ABQB 264 [Suncor]. The Court found...more

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Preparing for the Unsolicited Bid

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Market volatility, the recent decline in commodity prices, or in some circumstances a combination of these factors, has resulted in a significant decline in the trading prices of many Canadian public companies relative to...more

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Privacy Commissioners Issue Joint Guidance on Bring Your Own Device Programs

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An organization’s information can be put at risk when staff begin to bring their own devices and use them in the workplace. As a result, in such cases, an organization should consider adopting an appropriate “bring your own...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter: International Edition July 2015

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Retail Tracking Update: Privacy Guidance Following Nomi Technologies - There is currently a widespread effort to quantify everything, from steps, to sleep, to batted ball exit velocity. Fifteen years ago, TV host Jeremy...more

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