Ashley Light

Grand Financial Management Inc. v. Solemio Transportation Inc.: When New Issues May – and May Not – Be Raised on Appeal

Grand Financial Management Inc. v. Solemio Transportation Inc., a March 2, 2016 decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, discusses when it is...

Taxpayer wins interest deductibility case at Federal Court of Appeal: The TDL Group Co. v. The Queen, 2016 FCA 67

The TDL Group Co. was denied an interest deduction based on borrowed money used to purchase common shares of a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary.

Final guidance on Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Get ready to enrol and report

On March 1, 2016, the Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) issued its finalized implementation tools for businesses required to comply with the...

OSC Staff Identify Compliance Issues with Insider Reporting

On February 18, 2016, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) staff released a report detailing their findings of a significant level of material...

OSC staff identify compliance issues with insider reporting

The Ontario Securities Commission staff released a report detailing their findings of a significant level of material reporting deficiencies in...

Hoang v Mann Engineering Ltd.: Court of Appeal Invokes Rule 2.1 to Dismiss Frivolous Motion

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Hoang v Mann Engineering Ltd.,  2015 ONCA 838 used Rule 2.1 to dismiss the appellant’s frivolous motion. While the...

Class Action Law Firm Breaches Carriage Order in Volkswagen Litigation

As anticipated, the multiplicity of class actions commenced in Canada in the Volkswagen Litigation has given rise to carriage wars across the...

R v Jackson: Ontario Court of Appeal hears Moot Appeal regarding Disclosure Application

In R v Jackson, the Ontario Court of Appeal made an order quashing a disclosure order made in the context of a impaired driving case. After receiving...

Peavine Metis Settlement v Whitehead: When can a Non-Party to a Proceeding Bring an Appeal?

In its decision in Peavine Metis Settlement v Whitehead, the Alberta Court of Appeal provided guidance on when a non-party to a proceeding can be...

New Finance Minister Backs Plan for Cooperative National Securities Regulator

The newly appointed Minister of Finance recently affirmed the federal government’s support of a cooperative national securities regulator. Minister...