General Regulatory 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
Arbitration Commercial Litigation General International Arbitration The ADR Institute of Canada adopts new arbitration rules, effective March 1, 2025 By Mike Schafler, Chloe Snider, Ara Basmadjian, and Emily McMurtry
General Regulatory The impact of lower interprovincial trade barriers on Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector By Morgan Camley and Kathryn Gullason
Class Action General BC Court of Appeal refuses pre-certification stay of duplicative claim By Jaclyn Vanstone
Commercial Litigation General 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, Ryan Bernard, Kay Scorer, and Kathryn Gullason
Class Action General 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
Environmental Litigation General Special Circumstances British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board “enters the fray,” giving rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias By Morgan Camley, Mitch Bringeland, and Kathryn Gullason
General BC Court sanctions influencer with $350K damages award for defamatory videos about a company and its products By Morgan Camley, Andrew Mollard, and Ivy Yang
Commercial Litigation General British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds residency requirement in Class Proceedings Act By Emma Irving and Jaclyn Vanstone
