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Canada publishes bail-in regulations

On June 16, 2017, the Canadian federal government published its draft bail-in regulations for public comment. This Update offers a detailed overview...

Securities and Related Investigations – Canada

We answer a wide range of questions related to the law and practice of securities investigations in Canada.

Québec Court of Appeal finds aspects of the proposed co-operative capital markets model unconstitutional

The Québec Court of Appeal has concluded that while the governance framework for the co-operative capital markets regulatory regime is...

PPSA debtor notices: The notice may not be in the mail

The effect of the amendment is to allow the debtor to waive the requirement in the PPSA for a secured party to provide a copy of a verification...

Court rejects U.S. pension claim in Canadian CCAA proceeding

In a precedent-setting decision, Justice Fitzpatrick of the B.C. Supreme Court held that a U.S. multi-employer pension plan’s claim for $1.25...

Shareholders divided on proxy access

A shareholder proposal requesting that the board of directors take steps to adopt a “proxy access” by-law was considered at the annual meetings...

You’ll just have to settle for less — SEC shortens settlement window to T+2

On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission amended its rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to shorten the standard...

Fairness Opinions after InterOil

The Supreme Court of Yukon recently issued its reasons for approving Exxon Mobil’s acquisition of InterOil. Issuers and financial advisors should...

SEC “tags” public companies using IFRS with XBRL reporting requirements

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made a long-awaited update to its requirement for public companies to provide a version of their...