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- CSSB Releases Proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards
The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (“CSSB”) released proposed Canadian sustainability disclosure standards (the “CSSB Standards”) on March 13, 2024. The CSSB Standards are modelled after the sustainability disclosure standards developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board … Read more »
- The New Test for Want of Prosecution Applications
In this article, we will review the Court’s decision and outline the new test for dismissal of an action for want of prosecution. The Facts The underlying action involves a construction dispute over alleged failures in a residential tower HVAC system. The action was commenced in August 2019 and the … Read more »
- Navigating Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, SC 2023, c 9, (the “Act”) came into force on January 1, 2024. Previous versions of the Act were introduced in Parliament as the Modern Slavery Act, which is the name of similar legislation in the United Kingdom and Austra … Read more »
- Collecting on Your Judgment: A Look at the Money Judgment Enforcement Act
After a protracted, inconvenient, and expensive litigation process, you finally obtained your judgment against an adverse party. Now what? The simple answer to that question should be “collect”. Unfortunately, for many judgment creditors in British Columbia, collecting on a judgment can be just as l … Read more »
- Canada’s Proposed Private Sector Artificial Intelligence Legislation Under Bill C-27
On April 24, 2023, the House of Commons completed the second reading of the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 (“Bill C-27”). If passed, Bill C-27 will enact the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (“AIDA”), the first private sector artificial intelligence (“AI”) legislation in Canada. WHAT’S … Read more »