Superior Court of Quebec invalidates service of class action against foreign company

On November 23, 2017, in the matter of Bountounis, the Superior Court of Quebec reversed the clerk’s decision granting an application for...

Oral summaries thwart work product protection: The case of SEC v. Herrera

In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Herrera, 2017 WL 6041750 (S.D. Fla. December 5, 2017), a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Southern District...

Canada begins ratification process for multilateral tax convention to implement BEPS

Canada began its domestic procedures to ratify the OECD’s Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion...

Legalization of recreational use cannabis potentially delayed

In a special televised meeting of the Senate on February 6, 2018, it was announced that the highly anticipated legalization of recreational use...

Québec Court of Appeal harmonizes Canadian law by prohibiting pre-leave discovery in securities class actions

A Québec Court of Appeal decision in Amaya inc. c. Derome harmonizes the law across Canadian provinces with regard to the prohibition against...

OSC proposes changes to whistleblower program

On January 18, 2018, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) released for comment a proposed change to OSC Policy 15-601 -...

Health Canada brings down the cannabis vault

On January 25, 2018, Health Canada announced that it was introducing two targeted changes to the physical security requirements under the existing...

R. v. Tinker: Court of Appeal for Ontario denies leave to appeal on issue not pursued at Summary Conviction Appeal

In R. v. Tinker, the Court of Appeal for Ontario denied certain appellants (the “Tinker appellants”) leave to pursue a challenge under s....

An “AllStar” win for franchisors after much-anticipated Ontario Court of Appeal decision

The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) has released its much-anticipated decision in Raibex Canada Ltd. v. ASWR Franchising Corp. and franchisors can...

Divisional Court confirms that stiff penalties for securities fraudsters are warranted, even if they did not pocket the proceeds

In the recent case of North American Financial Group Inc. v Ontario Securities Commission, 2018 ONSC 136, the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed an...