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James J. Heelan KC

Commercial Litigator | Employment, Regulatory & Defamation

Partner

Laura Inglis

Commercial Litigation Lawyer at Bennett Jones Edmonton

Sarah J. Huot

Employment & Health Law Lawyer | Estate Litigation

<p>Employee restrictive covenants are often a contentious issue, especially when employees leave to form (or join) competing firms. A recent Alberta Court of King’s Bench decision, <em>People Corporation v Quinn et al. </em>(<a rel="noopener noreferrer" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abkb/doc/2024/2024abkb711/2024abkb711.html" target="_blank">2024 ABKB 711</a>), offers valuable insights into how courts balance the enforceability of restrictive covenants, employee rights, and employer interests. This case revolves around allegations of breach of restrictive covenants and the legal intricacies involved in assessing their validity.</p>

Legal Precedent on Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements A Case Study

Legal Precedent on Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements—A Case Study

Barbara J. Stratton KC

Medical Malpractice & Estates Litigator | Mediator

Edmonton Managing Partner

Barbara Stratton Q.C., Sarah Huot and Hong Feng authored "<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="file:///C:/Users/highetk/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/JV54PVE4/When%20to%20Challenge%20Article.pdf" target="_blank">Wills Drafting: When to Challenge</a>" for the Trust and Estates Law & Tax Journal, December 2019, No. 212.  

Wills Drafting When to Challenge

Wills Drafting: When to Challenge

Emily M. Hole

Litigation Lawyer in Bennett Jones Edmonton

Associate

Staying the Course Courts Will Not Hear Stayed Actions

Staying the Course: Courts Will Not Hear Stayed Actions

Lawyers Opinions Matter When a Will Is Prepared

Lawyers' Opinions Matter When a Will Is Prepared

Leanne C. Krawchuk KC

Corporate, Mining & Construction Lawyer | Capital Markets

Partner, Corporate

James T. McClary

Private Equity and M&A Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary

Private equity investment in mining has grown over the past decade, driven largely by opportunities in mining sub-industries such as materials, software and industrial machinery despite persistent risk and scalability concerns. The article analyzes global and Canadian deal trends, structures and strategies, offering insights on where PE capital is being deployed and the outlook for investors and mining companies.

Private Equity Investment in Mining

Robert W. Staley

Securities & Commercial Litigation Lawyer | Shareholder Disputes

Vice Chair and Partner

Doug Fenton

Litigation Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Sophia DiNicolo

Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Associate 

The Ontario Superior Court in <em>Dziedziejko v Canopy Growth</em> held that materiality may be inferred from a significant share price drop following corrective disclosure, granting leave to pursue secondary market misrepresentation claims. The decision signals a potential shift from contextual materiality analysis and raises challenges for issuers with volatile share prices.<br />
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Inferring Materiality from Share Price Movement Dziedziejko v Canopy Growth

Inferring Materiality from Share Price Movement: Dziedziejko v Canopy Growth

Jonathan Hillson

Alex Payne

Commercial Litigation Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

<p>Prompt payment and dispute resolution reforms are changing how construction project participants are to be paid, their disputes determined and when liens are to be filed and holdbacks released.</p>

Updates to Prompt Payment Legislation

An At-a-Glance Comparison: Have You Been Keeping Up with All the Changes?

Updates to Prompt Payment Legislation in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta

Natalia E. Iamundo

Commercial Real Estate Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Canada&rsquo;s proptech sector is entering a new phase marked by disciplined growth, scaled AI implementation and deeper public-private collaboration. The 2026 Proptech in Canada report highlights a funding reset, a shift from AI experimentation to real-world deployment and significant government investment aimed at addressing housing affordability.

Building the Future Canadas 2026 Proptech Evolution

Building the Future: Canada's 2026 Proptech Evolution

Mark V. Lewis

Commercial Real Estate Lawyer at Bennett Jones Vancouver

Melanie Teetaert

Commercial Litigation Lawyer at Bennett Jones Vancouver

Harpreet Sidhu

Commercial Real Estate Lawyer | Property Transactions & Leasing

In Culos Development (1996) Inc. v. Baytalan, 2025 BCCA 265, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ordered specific performance for breach of an option to purchase, overturning the trial decision. The Court held that substantial pre-development work and limited market substitutes can establish a property&rsquo;s uniqueness, confirming that there is no presumption of replaceability in real estate disputes.

British Columbia Court of Appeal Awards Specific

British Columbia Court of Appeal Awards Specific Performance in Culos Development (1996) Inc. v. Baytalan, 2025 BCCA 265

Cannabis and the Construction Site

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