Supreme Court of Canada splits 4-3 on whether to proceed with moot appeal

Appellate courts will rarely exercise their jurisdiction to hear a moot criminal appeal. Such a circumstance recently arose in R. v. Poulin, 2019 SCC...

CBC lawsuit against CPC raises questions about use of copyrighted media content in partisan election advertisements

The CBC has commenced a court proceeding against the Conservative Party of Canada (“the CPC”) and others alleging that their unauthorized...

Agreement that order is final does not vest the Court of Appeal with jurisdiction

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has recently reminded practitioners that agreement that an order is final does not vest the Court with jurisdiction....

Pension design innovation for the 21st century

At a recent Osler seminar, we featured four speakers, who discussed innovative pension products that have been created within the current legal...

OECD proposes significant international tax changes that will impact multinationals

On October 9, 2019, the OECD released a proposal that is intended to form the basis of a new global consensus for taxing large multinational...

“Testing the waters” before a public offering of securities: Navigating the rules, without getting all wet

Since 2012, the traditional rules have been changing. The ability to test the waters before an IPO is now part of the legal landscape in both the...

CSA finalizes client focused reforms to Canadian securities registration rule

On October 3, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Reforms to Enhance the Client-Registrant Relationship (Client Focused...

Current assessing trends: What are the latest targets of the Canadian and Québec tax authorities?

This webinar will focus on previous audit activity and initiatives at the federal and Québec levels, including cases involving arguments of sham and...

Settlement establishes compensation fund for PlexCoin ICO investors

A U.S. District Court has approved a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the directing minds behind the PlexCoin...

Health Canada releases final regulations for new classes of cannabis

Health Canada recently released the final regulations governing three new permitted classes of cannabis: edible cannabis, cannabis extracts, and...