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A Trustee's Obligation To Produce Trust Files: A Review Of (Re) Yurkiw Estate

In a recent decision, (Re) Yurkiw Estate, 2025 BCSC 1026, the BC Supreme Court clarified a trustee's obligation to produce trust files, and specifically, this obligation where there is a corporate trustee.

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Beyond Succession: What Happens When Workplace Investigations Hit Home (Podcast)

What happens when the person at the center of a harassment complaint is also a family member? In this episode of Beyond Succession, host Leah Tolton, is joined Laura Inglis...

Canada Employment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Securing The Modern Enterprise

As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, embrace hybrid work and expand cloud adoption, the traditional enterprise network perimeter-based security model no longer holds.

Canada Commercial

RS

RSM Canada

Great Hill Clauses: Private M&A Meets Solicitor-Client Privilege

Deal terms in private M&A are constantly evolving. An example is the "Great Hill clause", the subject of the recent ruling in Ellis Packaging and one of the new deal points...

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

The Voting Rights Of Non-Voting Shareholders – An Oxymoron?

Canada Commercial

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Pallett Valo LLP

Payments And Privilege (Solicitor-Client): Producing Lawyer's Trust LedgersSakab Saudi Holding Company Et Al. v. Saad Khalid S. Al Jabri Et Al., 2024 ONSC 1601

Canada Litigation

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Accounting During Estate Litigation: The Role Of Solicitor-Client Privilege

Canada Accounting

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Hull & Hull LLP

The CRA's Proposed New Audit Powers: More Discretion, More Time To Reassess, Less Judicial Oversight

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Investigation Checklist

Canada Criminal

DP

DLA Piper

The Precarious Nature Of Investigation Records

Canada Litigation

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Dimensions Of Privilege Law In Commercial Litigation

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Special Considerations In Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations - Focus On Investigations: Part 7

Canada Criminal

DP

DLA Piper

Comply With Demands By Regulators And "Waive" Goodbye To Privilege? New Alberta Guidance On Scope Of Regulatory Requests

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Privilège dans le cadre d'enquêtes menées en milieu de travail : le « spectre de la divulgation forcée »

Canada Employment

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Dentons

Appointing Someone To Make Health Care Decisions If You Become Unable To

Canada Healthcare

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McKercher LLP

2025 Global In-House Counsel Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Profession From ICW | Mondaq

Worldwide Law Practice

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

Webinar: 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Counsel Profession

Worldwide Law Practice

IC

In-House Counsel Worldwide

Webinar: AI Regulation: Navigating Innovation And Privacy In A Shifting Regulatory Landscape

Worldwide Technology

IC

In-House Counsel Worldwide

Ontario Court Comments On AI Competency

Canada Technology

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Privilege In Workplace Investigations: The "Spectre Of Compelled Disclosure"

In a recent decision, an Alberta court ordered the disclosure of the records and information gathered by a human resources consultant retained by the employer to investigate alleged harassment by an employee.

Canada Employment

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Dentons

Maintaining Privilege In Internal Investigations

In this segment of our Focus on Investigations series, we consider how to set up an investigation while maintaining privilege, and discuss the scope and limits of privilege in investigations.

Canada Commercial

DP

DLA Piper

What Happens In The Special Committee, Stays There: Ontario Court Upholds Confidentiality Of Special Committee Reports Amid Shareholder Litigation

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice appears to strengthen the law on privilege over internal corporate investigations, affirming companies' ability to maintain privilege...

Canada Litigation

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Pallett Valo LLP

Recent Decision Spotlights Privilege Issues In M&A Transactions

In Dente et al. v. Delta Plus Group et al. (Dente), the Court reviewed and applied key principles governing solicitor-client privilege after the closing of an M&A transaction.

Canada Commercial

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Generative AI: A Source For Legal Assistance?

Canada Technology

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Ontario Securities Commission v Go-To Developments: The Limits Of Solicitor-Client Privilege In A Receivership

Canada Commercial

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Privilege Issues To Consider When Negotiating M&A Transactions

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Privacy In The Dispute Resolution Process

Canada Litigation

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

L'importance de suivre « l'approche standard » en matière de privilèges de la construction

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Reportable Transactions: What They Are And What They Aren't

Canada Insurance

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Ownership Of Privileged Communications In M&A Transactions: Practical Takeaways And Recent Case Law

Canada Commercial

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Privilege Is Sacrosanct: Ontario Court Of Appeal Affirms High Threshold For Abrogation Of Privilege

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Litigation Privilege: A Recent Review By The Superior Court Of Quebec

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Limitation Periods And The Issuance Of Invoices

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Ownership Of Privileged Communications In M&A Transactions: Practical Takeaways And Recent Case Law

Can the buyer in a M&A transaction who takes possession of the seller's or target company's privileged communications on closing use those communications in a post-closing dispute against the seller?

Canada Commercial

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Privilege Is Sacrosanct: Ontario Court Of Appeal Affirms High Threshold For Abrogation Of Privilege

Privilege, which protects some information from having to be disclosed, is a hallmark of the Canadian legal system.

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Litigation Privilege: A Recent Review By The Superior Court Of Quebec

In insurance matters, litigation privilege is a frequent principle of law raised by litigators to deny the disclosure of documents.

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Limitation Periods And The Issuance Of Invoices

Harvest Operations Corp v Obsidian Energy Ltd, 2022 ABKB 848[1] is an appeal of a decision of Application's Judge Prowse granting summary judgment in favour of the plaintiff, Harvest Operations...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Defence Of Qualified Privilege Available To Township For Posting Letters From Public

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Ten Takeaways For Buyers And Sellers In Private M&A Transactions

Gary Solway, Munaf Mohamed, John Mercury, Michael Mysak and Paul Romaniuk write "Ten Takeaways for Buyers and Sellers in Private M&A Transactions" in CVCA Central.

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Use The Rules In Your Rule Kit: The Use Of Preliminary Motions To Attack Claims Against Directors And Officers

In Christie et al. v. Elia et al., the underlying action was a claim of defamation and libel. The Plaintiffs were individuals who had been criminally investigated for allegations of fraud, for which they were ultimately acquitted.

Canada Commercial

D

Dentons

No Restarting The Limitations Clock In Balsom V. Rideout: Settlement Privilege Trumps Alleged Confirmation

In Balsom v. Rideout, 2022 NLCA 20, Cox & Palmer was successful in the appeal of a lower court decision which denied an application to dismiss the action for being commenced outside the limitation period.

Canada Insurance

CP

Cox & Palmer

Challenges To Privilege Over Cybersecurity Investigations: Cross-Border Litigation Trends

As cybersecurity incidents have increased dramatically in recent years, so have regulatory investigations and litigation.

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Scope Of Patent Agent Privilege Provided By New Section 16.1 Considered By Court

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Sweetening The Deal: How To Use Warrants To Get The Deal Done

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Ten Takeaways For Private M&A Sellers And Buyers In Canada From Recent Court Decision

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Commercial Considerations As Ontario Reopens: Key Takeaways From CLUC Education Day 2021

Canada Commercial

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Does Settlement Privilege Apply When Settling A Dispute With A Public Body?

Canada Commercial

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Protecting Legal Privilege In A Data Breach Response

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce Recommendations – Modernizing Enforcement And Enhancing Investor Protection

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

The Courts' Expectations Of The Parties To A Lavallée Protocol When Technological Documents Are Seized

Canada Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Final Fisheries Regulation Amendments: 3 Key Issues Addressed

Canada Commercial

MC

McInnes Cooper

Asserting Privilege In The Condominium Context

Canada Real Estate

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Field LLP

Court Of Appeal For Ontario Rules That Parliamentary Privilege Prevents Mike Duffy From Suing The Senate

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Gaining Access To Experts' Foundational Materials

Canada Litigation

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Supreme Court Rearticulates Test Under Ontario "Anti-SLAPP" Legislation

Canada Litigation

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 24 – 28, 2020)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Procurement 101: How Not To Turn Your Next Procurement In To New Case Law

Canada Government

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Fasken

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