A recent decision by the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) reminds us that counsel must take care to provide a balanced view of both sides and not overreach in their asks when seeking an ex parte ...

On September 19, 2014, CanaSea PetroGas Holdings Limited (a Canadian holding company) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Applicants) filed for protection from creditors under the CCAA on an ex ...

CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. October 27, 2023 - The ex parte seizure order, codified under Section 1836(b)(2) of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ...

Getting a notice for an ex parte hearing can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the process. But don’t let the legal jargon or urgency throw you off. These hearings are often ...

February 1, 2022 - On Oct. 11, 1996, President Clinton signed the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA) into law: "Trade secrets are an integral part of virtually every sector of our economy and are ...

Court granted §1782 application where movants had an interest in the underlying transaction and established that the sought-after discovery would be used in foreign tribunals. Movants' motion to ...

“Parties seeking the extraordinary remedy of an ex parte seizure order should emphasize whether, for example, the defendant has a high level of computer proficiency and that such a defendant may find ...

The killing of the Kentucky woman Breonna Taylor in the execution of a search warrant has triggered a call for reform of search warrant procedures. Most of the focus for reform has currently centered ...

“Netlist added that the requestor’s anonymity… weighed further in favor of denial because it foreclosed any application of estoppel.” Although U.S. Patent Application No. 20080256282 (“Guo”) was not ...

Leke Kehinde, in this article, examines among others, the propriety of the freezing of some companies’ accounts by the Federal High Court (FHC) pursuant to ex-parte motions for interim injunctions by ...

The tribunal dismissed the appeal, confirming that repeated failure to file written statements despite ample opportunity ...