Apple lawyer charged with insider trading

The recent insider trading case of a former senior lawyer at Apple Inc. serves as a reminder that those tasked with upholding a company’s...

Court rejects deal price as indicator of fair value in dissent decision

In an extraordinary decision, the Supreme Court of Yukon in Carlock v. ExxonMobil Canada Holdings ULC (ExxonMobil), awarded dissenting shareholders a...

New guidance from OSFI on technology and cybersecurity incident reporting

Cyber security continues to be a chief concern for Canadian regulators. On January 24, 2019, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial...

Recent guilty plea demonstrates that criminal liability for corruption may extend to corporate officers

On February 1, 2019, former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime pleaded guilty to breach of trust for his role in connection with the bribery scheme...

Climate change class actions come to Canada

As climate change litigation gains momentum, two recent developments show Canadian litigants turning to class actions to address climate-related...

Court of Appeal of Manitoba finds jurisdiction for interlocutory provincial offence appeals

In Winnipeg (City of) v. The Neighbourhood Bookstore and Café Ltd., 2019 MBCA 3, the Court of Appeal for Manitoba recently interpreted the new...

Climate change litigation arrives in Canada

The ENVironnement JEUnesse lawsuit in Québec and the City of Victoria’s endorsement of a class action lawsuit against oil and gas producers for...

OSC seeks to reduce regulatory burden in step with Ontario Red Tape Initiative

The Ontario Securities Commission announced on January 14, 2019 that its Burden Reduction Task Force, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance,...

Supreme Court of Canada decision in Redwater: Early implications

On January 31, 2019, in a 5-2 split decision, the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal of the AER and the Orphan Well...