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The Ontario Court of Appeal’s latest decision striking down attempts to control severance cost

A key way employers control severance cost risk is to hire employees under written employment contracts that specifically limit what the...

U.S. Supreme Court provides guidance on SEC disgorgement power

The Supreme Court of the United States recently provided guidance regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the...

E-commerce: COVID-19 as a catalyst for change?

The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting the e-commerce landscape and will have a lasting effect on how businesses conduct online transactions in a...

The Québec Court of Appeal clarifies the Jordan framework when a new trial is ordered

Be aware – the Québec Court of Appeal recently ruled that the “Jordan clock” should be reset to zero for a retrial, which may...

Preparing for the reopening of Canada’s economy: Best practices for resuming operations and managing risk

As governments across Canada announce their frameworks to reopen the economy, and provinces begin to gradually ease emergency restrictions, companies...

Corruption risk and the COVID-19 pandemic: Ensuring compliance in the era of the “new normal”

The COVID-19 pandemic increases risk for businesses operating in a new and uncertain economic context. While regulators have eased certain...

Capital markets regulator embracing renewal in the shadow of “unprecedented change”

Canada’s largest provincial capital markets regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”),  while offering needed...

Ontario Appeal Court addresses the definition of a “security”: if it looks, walks and quacks like a duck, it MAY be a duck

In a decision released March 16, 2020 that may have implications for the regulatory treatment of certain financial instruments in...

Bankruptcy discharge not an option for securities law violators B.C. Court rules

On April 15, 2020, the British Columbia Supreme Court denied an application by a married couple previously found to have contravened B.C. securities...

Court of Appeal clarifies application of 60 day time limit for hearing Anti-SLAPP motions

In its recent decision in Amorosi v. Barker, 2020 ONCA 144 (“Amorosi”), the Court of Appeal for Ontario clarified how the 60 day time...