Multilateral Instrument (MLI) will enter into force for Canada on December 1, 2019

Canada announced today that the Multilateral Instrument or MLI will enter into force for Canada on December 1, 2019.

SEC issues guidance regarding activities of proxy advisory firms

Last week, the SEC issued guidance that voting advice communications from proxy advisory firms are generally solicitations subject to SEC antifraud...

Deadline to disclose nominee agreements to Revenue Québec has been extended

On August 22, 2019, the Québec Revenue Agency announced that the deadline for filing the information return to disclose the requested information...

SFO issues new guidance on corporate cooperation

On August 6, 2019, the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (the SFO) – the U.K’s primary enforcement authority for economic crimes –...

Where is Canada on climate change disclosure? More guidance; but old rules

On August 1, 2019, the CSA issued Staff Notice 51-358 Reporting of Climate Change-related Risks (the Staff Notice). We highlight key takeaways of the...

OSC Burden Reduction Initiative – Focusing on ‘Principles’ for more responsive and effective regulation

The Ontario Securities Commission’s Burden Reduction Initiative emphasizes the centrality of a risk and principle-based focus to effective...

What happens when an appellate court releases reasons in error

We deal extensively with appellate practice and procedure in Sopinka and Gelowitz on the Conduct of an Appeal, 4th Edition, but occasionally novel...

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal confirms that “General Causation” need not be certified as a common issue in failure to warn class actions

In Bayer Inc v Tluchak Estate, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench certified a class action involving the prescription anticoagulant...

Five legal trends driving FinTech success

FinTechs require a sophisticated and thorough approach to the unique legal issues that are inherent when carrying out business in the financial...

Listing in the REIN: Cruel and unusual punishment under the Charter?

Does the automatic listing in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts constitute cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning...