Posts in Contract Law
185. The Stoned Age: Cannabis Law in Canada (with Chris Nyberg)

Join our host Lucie Zhang as she speaks with Chris Nyberg, Co-Chair of the Cannabis Group at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, on how cannabis legislation has changed the landscape of the cannabis market across Canada. In this episode, you'll learn how the pandemic has impacted cannabis businesses and the enforceability of force majeure clauses.

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143. Douez v Facebook: What Are We Consenting To? (with Prof. Angela Swan)

The advent of big-tech corporations and mass-produced “Terms of Service” agreements raises important, but disturbing, questions about the notion of meaningful consent in contractual relationships, particularly when it comes to privacy rights and arbitration agreements. Prof. Angela Swan of Osgoode Hall Law School speaks with Ali Mesbahian about the Supreme Court's decision in Douez v Facebook and how the SCC handled the case of a BC resident who challenged the social media giant.

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