The Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 received Royal Assent on November 15, 2017.

This digest highlights a recent Court of Appeal decision from Ontario that includes a claim for ad hoc fiduciary duties owed by corporate directors to shareholders.

This digest highlights a Supreme Court of Canada decision out of Quebec, which may be interesting for franchisors operating in that province.

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This digest highlights a Supreme Court of Canada decision which allowed the Attorney General’s appeal from a lower court decision allowing rectification of a contract, holding that rectification was limited to cases where the agreement between the parties was not correctly recorded in the instrument that became the final expression of the agreement.

This digest highlights an Alberta Court of Appeal decision where the Court dismissed an appeal from a summary judgment motion dismissed the action, holding that orders made under receivership proceedings could not be subject to collateral attack.

This digest highlights a British Columbia Supreme Court decision where the Court dismissed an oppression remedy application, holding that the oppression remedy has no application to personal disputes about ownership of assets.

This digest highlights a Federal Court decision where the Court dismissed an application to vary Patent Office records pursuant to an agreement to assign certain rights, holding that the court had no jurisdiction to entertain a dispute which is solely a matter of contract.