The Supreme Court of Canada has issued a decision on the determination of the residency of trusts. Rather than looking to the residency of trustees of a trust, the SCC has ruled that the residency of a trust should be determined by looking at where the central management and control of the trust is located. [...]

Effective October 1, 2012, The Franchises Act comes into force in Manitoba. This Act constitutes a statutory regulation of otherwise unregulated franchise activities in Manitoba. It is modeled on, but slightly different from, existing regulatory legislation in several other provinces. While it generally applies to new and renewed franchises entered after October 1, 2012, it also [...]

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that an invasion of privacy may be actionable. Where a defendant’s invasive conduct is intentional and reckless, and where a reasonable person would consider such conduct highly offensive so as to  cause humiliation, anguish or distress, a tort may be found to have occurred. The court limited the scope of an action to [...]

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced applications for the registration of trademarks consisting of sounds will be accepted for registration. This reversal of CIPO’s previous position resulted from the Federal Court of Canada rejecting a previous CIPO decision that sounds could not be registered as trade-marks, and ordering that an application filed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lion Corp for its “roaring lion” [...]

ICANN has decided to increase the number of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) – from the current 22, which includes such familiar domains as .com, .org and .net. The decision to proceed with the gTLD program follows many years of discussion, debate and deliberation with the Internet community, business groups and governments. Applications for up to [...]

We are delighted to announce Herbert Liffmann, Barrister and Solicitor, has decided to share office space with us here at 102-1015 Wilkes Avenue. Herb has practised law in Winnipeg and the Interlake area for 44 years. His focus has been on corporate and commercial law with extensive experience in acting as counsel to commercial lenders. [...]

After 3 years in Suite 102 of 1015 Wilkes Avenue, our offices are growing. Following a brief renovation, we are now occupying additional space adjacent to our current offices. Our expansion ensures we are able to offer unparallelled service in a timely fashion — while at the same time reducing the likelihood of us tripping [...]

We are pleased to announce Lori Thomson has joined our team, effective immediately. Lori has over 30 years of experience in the legal environment and has worked extensively in the areas of corporate and commercial law. Lori assists with corporate matters, including incorporations, amendments, amalgamations, continuances, revivals, share transactions, reorganizations, preparation of supporting documents, corporate [...]

1. What is Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba Packaging and Printed Paper Program Plan? Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (“MMSM”) is a steward responsibility organization formed in 2006 in anticipation of the Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Regulation. This regulation was created under The Waste Production and Prevention Act (“WRAP”) and establishes requirements for stewards who use paper, plastic, [...]

Recent changes to the Competition Act which take effect in March, 2010 will result in significant changes for small and medium sized enterprises, as well as large companies. Under the new law it will be illegal to agree with a competitor on price, market allocation or output, regardless of whether the agreement will have an [...]