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...

12 minutes with Brad Wall on energy, agriculture and Osler

Osler Special Advisor Brad Wall says he is “optimistic” about the future prospects of Canada’s energy sector and that we should be “very...

Alert to borrowers and lenders: Significant changes to lessee accounting standards

Effective for accounting periods starting January 1, 2019, International Financial Reporting Standards 16 has replaced International Accounting...

Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan resolves case of first impression regarding whether order is final or interlocutory

The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan recently ruled that a chambers decision was final, not interlocutory, where it referred a series of...

Second Circuit upholds insider trading conviction in Gupta v. United States

In a summary order released on January 7, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Gupta v. United States upheld the insider trading conviction of...

Individual defendant receives three-year sentence for Canadian corruption conviction

On December 17^th, 2018, Quebec’s Superior Court of Justice sentenced Yanaï Elbaz, a former senior manager of the McGill University...

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...

Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada provides guidance on solicitor-client costs

Rarely is the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada required to give reasons for the taxation of costs on applications for leave to appeal....

Ontario takes phased approach to cannabis retail licensing, and AGCO announces lottery rules

Citing national supply shortages of legal cannabis, Ontario published a regulatory amendment and announced that up to a maximum of 25 retail licences...

Annual Exempt Trade Reports for investment fund distributions in Canada due January 30, 2019

This is a reminder that Exempt Trade Reports must be filed on Form 45-106F1 for all investment funds sold to Canadian purchasers on a private...