Magrath’s has Moved!
Please note that effective 1 January 2015 I have moved [...]
LRWC Oral Statement to the 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Human Rights Defenders subjected to arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance
[The following text was prepared by Gavin Magrath for oral [...]
Canadian and EU Leaders Sign CETA Pact; Germany Expresses Concern
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) between Canada and [...]
PEN Canada hit with CRA Audit
PEN Canada, a Toronto-based charity that advocates for free expression [...]
Supreme Court Dismisses CN Fuel Surcharge Appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada today dismissed Canadian National Railway's [...]
Canadian importers hurt by unfair charges
The Canadian International Freight Forwarders' Association (CIFFA) has issued a [...]
Ontario Daily Court Lists now available On-line
The Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario has announced [...]
Forwarderlaw.com April e-news Now Available
The April e-news from Forwarderlaw.com is now available. Forwarderlaw is [...]
Damages limited but not covered in Telus v Peracomo
The odyssey of Peracomo Inc. v. TELUS Communications has finally come [...]
Two Canadian Freight Forwarders plead guilty in Price Fixing Investigation
On April 8th and April 9th 2014 the Competition Bureau [...]
Queen of Nanaimo sets course for Maritime Time-Bars
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Sperling [...]
UN Human Rights Commission Releases Concluding Report on USA
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human [...]
Ottawa Loosens Small Spill Reporting Requirements
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) issued a press release yesterday [...]
No Answers in DHL Demurrage Case
Readers may recall a previous article on the decision of [...]
Rolls Royce Developing Unmanned Drone Ships
Rolls Royce is developing a platform that will enable land-based [...]
Cargojet wins Purolator Business
Cargojet has announced they have been awarded the Domestic Air [...]
Is a Forwarder the “Merchant” or “Holder” of a Bill of Lading?
A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada, DHL [...]
Federal Court of Appeal extends application of Hague-Visby Rules in Canada
“It was dark at Brigade Bay. It was cold. The [...]
Leave to Appeal Granted in Societe Telus case
The Supreme Court granted the request for leave to appeal [...]
The Perils of Rail Tariffs – Peace River Coal v CN
Facts: Peace River Coal (PRC) and Canadian National Railway (CNR) [...]
US FMC Accuses Canada of Unfairly Luring Port Traffic
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted 3-2 on Tuesday [...]
Freight forwarders carry the weight of security rules
Increasingly complex regulatory requirements are creating heavy burdens for Canada’s [...]
WTO rejection of US Country of Origin Labelling Upheld on Appeal
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body confirmed on 29 [...]
Ontario Court Strikes Down Mandatory Minimum Sentence
The decision in R v Smickle was published today (2012 [...]
Gavin Magrath speaks on Maritime Morning
Listeners in Halifax, Moncton, and Saint John can tune in [...]