Rapport : Pratiques de divulgation en matière de diversité 2018 : femmes occupant des postes de direction dans les entreprises inscrites à la cote du TSX

Les investisseurs institutionnels, les organismes de réglementation et les médias ont mis davantage l’accent sur la diversité au sein des...

La mixité dans les entreprises canadiennes : y a-t-il des progrès?

Les investisseurs institutionnels, les organismes de réglementation et les médias ont mis davantage l’accent sur la diversité au sein des...

Ontario Court of Appeal grants bail pending appeal of murder conviction in rare circumstances

In R. v. Papasotiriou, 2018 ONCA 719, Justice Trotter recently granted bail pending appeal from a murder conviction that was based entirely on...

U.S. court limits application of FCPA for non-resident foreign nationals

A U.S. court has found the jurisdictional reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) does not extend to non-resident foreign nationals when...

Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies test under “anti-SLAPP” legislation

On August 30, 2018, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its long-awaited decisions in a series of appeals addressing the limits of the...

No breaks in Europe for KitKat bars: Stripped of design protection

Europe’s highest court has invalidated trademark protection covering the shape of the KitKat bar, on the basis that it is not distinctive, in...

Court of Appeal for Ontario invokes transfer provisions to hear habeas corpus appeal

In Toure v. Canada (Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness), 2018 ONCA 681, the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently invoked subsection 6(2) of...

Commodity Futures Trading Commission announces major whistleblower awards as the Securities Exchange Commission dials back payouts

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on August 2, 2018 that it had made multiple whistleblower awards totalling more than...

Federal Court of Appeal develops “narrow” expansion of appellate jurisdiction

In Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Tennant, 2018 FCA 132, the Federal Court of Appeal developed a narrow exception to the seemingly absolute...