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Plaintiffs drive to overcome Securities Act protections for issuer and underwriter class actions

In 2016, plaintiffs continued their attempts to circumvent the protections offered to defendants under the Ontario Securities Act against secondary...

Securities enforcement: Regulators’ enforcement capabilities continue to grow

With the new tools recently given to securities regulators in Ontario and Québec to help combat capital market abuses, regulators are hoping for...

SPACs seek to complete qualifying acquisitions

We also expect there will be further developments in practice as the existing SPACs move to complete their qualifying acquisitions. Market...

Supreme Court of Canada confirms robust protection of solicitor-client and litigation privilege

The Supreme Court of Canada recently released two significant decisions on solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege that confirm and...

Getting the Deal Through: Electricity Regulation

The electricity markets in Canada, unlike most other states, are regulated primarily at the provincial level and not at the federal level.

Significant tax treaty changes proposed in multilateral convention

The OECD released a multilateral convention (MLI) together with a detailed explanatory statement. Once in effect, the MLI may have a significant...

Court of Appeal for Ontario clarifies appropriate date for assessment of damages for breach of contract

The Court of Appeal for Ontario clarified that the appropriate date to assess damages for breach of contract is as at the date of breach. Learn more.

Québec introduces new French language requirements for public signage

The Québec government recently announced new regulations amending the rules under the Charter of the French Language and introducing new French...

Proposed changes to the Construction Lien Act: What do they mean for the construction industry?

The long-awaited report on potential amendments to the Construction Lien Act, which was commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General,...

« Avec qui ai-je fait affaire? » : un tribunal québécois autorise une action collective pour fausses représentations contre un franchiseur

Dans la récente affaire Cantin c. Ameublements Tanguay inc., la Cour supérieure a autorisé une action collective à l’encontre de plusieurs...