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Class actions remain steady
Sectors that are now ripe for litigation include cannabis, Big Tech and long-term care facilities; privacy, secondary market misrepresentation and predominance of common issues are also in the ...
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Top 10 Cases of 2019-2020
Canadian courts delivered several hard-hitting decisions affecting Canadian businesses in 2019 and 2020, including the long-awaited release of the Supreme Court of Canada’s administrative law trilogy
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Achieving true consultation
Courts have emphasized that the Indigenous consultation standards on both governments and proponents of pipeline and other infrastructure projects are high but achievable
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Changing climes, changing times
Legislative and policy shifts in climate change environmental regimes, both federally and provincially, have all affected the energy sector, which must adapt to those changes
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Big Deals

Allied Properties REIT issue of $600 million Green Bond offering
On Feb. 12, Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Allied”) completed a $600 million debt offering of 1.726 per cent series H senior unsecured debentures pursuant to a prospectus supplement ...
Duo Bank of Canada acquisition of Fairstone Financial Holdings
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC ("J.C. Flowers") and Värde Partners, Inc. ("Värde Partners") completed its sale of Fairstone Financial Holdings Inc. ("Fairstone" or "the Company") to Duo Bank of Canada, a ...

Editorials

Tim Wilbur- Editorial
First the bad news, then the good
When the litigation department is needed, it is usually not good news
Tim Wilbur- Editorial
Canada’s global leadership on energy
The energy sector in Canada is often covered in a very polarized manner
Tim Wilbur- Editorial
Short-term delays and long-term shifts
Short-term delays and long-term shifts
Tim Wilbur- Editorial
A new market matures as the old evolves
Cannabis is the new kid on the block in agriculture
Tim Wilbur- Editorial
Disrupting the Disruptors
For the technology industry, the idea of disruption has often been used in the positive sense.
Tim Wilbur- Editorial
The Future of Mining
Traditionally, when people speak about innovation, industries such as technology, manufacturing or even retail may come to mind.
Tim Wilbur- Editorial
Leading corporate lawyers tackle complexity
Welcome to the Lexpert Special Edition on Finance and M&A. In this issue, alongside the biographical information about Lexpert-ranked lawyers, we bring you topical articles including our Top 10 Deals of 2019.
Jean Cumming – Editorial
Time Management by the Hour
This is my last editorial for Lexpert Magazine so I want to give you something useful, a piece of practical wisdom.
Paul-Erik Veel- Change Agent
Let it Rain
On September 20, 2019, the Supreme Court released its longawaited decision in Pioneer Corp v Godfrey. Godfrey is the Supreme Court’s latest decision involving price-fixing class actions, and expands on and clarifies the basic approach to these cases ...
George Takach – Technology
Contracting for Medical IT Systems
High Stakes, But High Reward if Done Right