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Government of British Columbia proposes amendments to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act

By Emma Irving and Mitch Bringeland

General

L’IAMC adopte de nouvelles règles d’arbitrage, qui sont entrées en vigueur le 1er mars 2025

By Mike Schafler, Chloe Snider, Ara Basmadjian, and Emily McMurtry

The ADR Institute of Canada adopts new arbitration rules, effective March 1, 2025

By Mike Schafler, Chloe Snider, Ara Basmadjian, and Emily McMurtry

The impact of lower interprovincial trade barriers on Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector

By Morgan Camley, KC and Kathryn Gullason

BC Court of Appeal refuses pre-certification stay of duplicative claim

By Jaclyn Vanstone

Reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of one arbitrator taints the panel – Court of Appeal for Ontario

By Mike Schafler, Rachel Howie, Chloe Snider, and Ekin Cinar

General

BC Supreme Court affirms freedom of expression no excuse for defamation without legal justification or excuse

By Morgan Camley, KC, Ryan Bernard, Kay Scorer, and Kathryn Gullason

Professional Liability

Parallel proceedings: Reminders on the importance of regulatory mandates and the impact on judicial review applications

By Tari Hiebert

Professional Liability

Under-regulated or completely unregulated?

By Michael Beard

Professional Liability

An illustration of the importance of expert evidence in professional negligence claims

By Sara Hart and Deepshikha Dutt

Supreme Court of Canada determines multi-crown class actions are constitutional: Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40

By Matthew Fleming and Jaclyn Vanstone

Dentons quarterly privacy litigation digest – Issue 3 / 2024

By Kelly Osaka and Kathryn Gullason

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