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Mixed results in British Columbia white collar enforcement proceedings

Two high-profile cases in late 2018 demonstrate both the potentially grave consequences of securities law violations and the difficulties prosecutors...

Ontario Court of Appeal applies foreign law, dismisses cross-border class action

On December 21, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Das v George Weston Limited (“Das”), a proposed class action...

White-collar crime enforcement

While 2018 may not have seen a significant uptick in “on the ground” securities and white-collar enforcement activity.

Reference re Pan-Canadian securities regulation

Canada’s long pursuit of a more integrated and national approach to securities regulation has received a major boost. In its November 9, 2018...

DOJ exercises its broad jurisdiction under the FCPA in reaching non-prosecution agreement with Brazilian energy giant

The U.S. Department of Justice (the DOJ) recently announced that it has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Brazilian state-owned...

Court of Appeal upholds significant OSC insider trading decision in Finkelstein

On January 25, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the high-profile Finkelstein v Ontario Securities Commission case,...