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- Exclusive Use Clauses and the 2024 Competition Act Amendments: A Technical Guide to Sections 90.1, 78 and 79, Standing, and Tribunal Remedies
Exclusive Use Clauses Under the Amended Competition Act This article is a companion piece to our article on the practical and drafting implications of the 2024 amendments to the Competition Act, RSC 1985, c C-34 (the “Act”) for exclusive use clauses in commercial leases. An exclusive use clause rest … Read more »
- Exclusive Use Clauses in Commercial Leases: Risks and Drafting Guidance After the 2024 Competition Act Amendments
What Is an Exclusive Use Clause in a Commercial Lease? An exclusive use clause in a commercial lease restricts a landlord’s ability to lease out their property to another tenant for a specified use. Some examples include exclusivity clauses in favour of pharmacies, dentists and grocery stores. These … Read more »
- Six Years in the Making: How Can Canadian Reporting Issuers Finally Use the CSA’s New Access Model for Financial Statements and MD&A?
On June 25, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published final amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations and National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer, together with related companion policy … Read more »
- Termination for Cause in Ontario: Lessons from Wilsher v Olympic Wholesale on Misconduct and Unwritten Workplace Practices
Terminating an employee for cause is one of the most serious disciplinary steps employers can take against an employee. Accordingly, if an employer is going to rely on a termination for cause, it must ensure that it is acting consistently and in accordance with its policies and practices, before dis … Read more »
- Staged Collisions, Surprise Discoveries, and the Limits of Privilege
Motor vehicle accident litigation in Ontario is rarely short on complexity, but Parweez v. Manbauman stands out. What began as a seemingly routine rear-end collision evolved, after a candid and damaging examination for discovery, into allegations of a staged crash, insurance fraud, and conspiracy. M … Read more »