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Supreme Court insolvency decision may bring new restructuring chill

Pension plans may have lost the battle at the Supreme Court of Canada, but there’s a debate over whether they are winning the war.

Feb 5, 2013

Tories to beef up laws against bribing foreign officials

Ottawa will toughen laws outlawing the bribery of foreign officials, shoring up an area where the country has long been seen as lax after high-profile payoff cases have rocked corporate Canada.

Feb 5, 2013

J. Timothy Kennish, retired Partner and former Chair of the Firm, has been honoured with the TLA Award of Distinction by the Toronto Lawyers Association

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at a presentation ceremony and reception, Tim Kennish will be recognized for his outstanding contributions to the development of competition law in Canada, for his leadership in the Toronto legal community and for exemplifying the highest standards of civility, service and excellence in the profession.  

Feb 4, 2013

SCC Indalex ruling returns insolvency world to ‘practical position’: lawyer

In a ruling that set aside the Ontario Court of Appeal’s controversial decision in Re Indalex Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada has put pensioners back behind other creditors waiting for payment from troubled companies. 

Feb 1, 2013

Top court deals blow to pensioners in insolvency cases

The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a controversial Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that put pensioners ahead of other creditors in an insolvency – reversing a decision some legal observers charged would have radically reordered Canada’s bankruptcy rules.

Feb 1, 2013

What to expect from Alberta’s new single energy regulator

A major development is coming for the regulation of energy projects in Alberta. TheResponsible Energy Development Act (Bill 2) will create a single provincial regulator for upstream energy resource projects in Alberta. Bill 2 was passed by the Legislature and received Royal Assent on Dec.10, 2012, but it will not come into force until proclaimed in effect by Cabinet. 

February 2013

Law firms thrive on REIT and bank deals

With mining financings in the tank, 2012 should have been a brutal year for law firms with big capital markets practices. REITs and banks, however, saved the day.

Jan 31, 2013

Osler leads Canadian firms in year-end M&A and Capital Markets league tables

Osler ranked #1 among Canadian firms in Thomson Reuters’ 2012 year-end M&A league tables for completed deals.

January 2013

Osler Named in Three of Lexpert's Top 10 Business Cases of 2012

Osler has been named in three of Lexpert Magazine's Top 10 Business Cases of 2012.  

Jan 30, 2013

Gerard Kennedy: Supreme Court’s Quebec ‘common-law’ decision is a case study in judicial restraint

“Ms. A” was 17 when she met 32-year-old billionaire “Mr. B,” who persuaded her to move with him to Quebec from her native Brazil. She wanted to get married. He refused. Seven years and three children later, their relationship ended. 

Jan 30, 2013
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