Wal-Mart secures dismissal of New York shareholder lawsuit

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. scored a legal victory on February 27, 2017 by securing the dismissal of one of a series of lawsuits arising from bribery...

Avery v. Pointes Protection Association: Standard of Review on Test for Leave to Appeal to Divisional Court is Same as Standard Applied if Leave is Granted

In Avery v. Pointes Protection Association, the Ontario Divisional Court held that when reviewing an application for leave to appeal, the Court...

Are Authorization and Preliminary Hearings Still Relevant in Québec?

The Québec class action landscape has seen shifting trends lately regarding authorization and preliminary motions. Although the Québec Court of...

Ontario’s “Fair Hydro Plan” changes provincial electricity pricing and expands opportunities for behind-the-fence generation

The Government of Ontario recently released highlights of its “Fair Hydro Plan” (the Plan), significantly reducing the price of electricity for...

Fairness Opinions after InterOil

The Supreme Court of Yukon recently issued its reasons for approving Exxon Mobil’s acquisition of InterOil. Issuers and financial advisors should...

Recent Decision Increases Class Action Risk for Companies that Utilize Pre-Installed Software and Adware

In modern commerce, it is quite common for manufacturers and service providers to pre-install software on a consumer’s computer and mobile...

OSC Panel To Consider Livent Co-Founder Drabinsky’s Sanction

Having already served his time following a fraud conviction over 5 years ago, a panel of the Ontario Securities Commission will ultimately have to...

Return to mineral exploration – a legal perspective

As 2017 begins, there's a newfound sense of optimism in the mining industry. Capital is starting to return to exploration stage projects and...

Competition Criminal Enforcement in Canada: The year in review 2016

In 2016, the Commissioner of Competition pursued another year of aggressive criminal enforcement in Canada.

SEC “tags” public companies using IFRS with XBRL reporting requirements

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made a long-awaited update to its requirement for public companies to provide a version of their...