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When Class Members Oppose A Class Settlement: B.C. Court Approves Settlement Despite Objections Of Certain Class Members

In Jones v. Zimmer GMBH, 2016 BCSC 1847, Justice Bowden of the B.C. Supreme Court recently approved settlement of a class action despite the...

Contested private placements under the new take-over bid regime: the Dolly Varden decision

On October 24, 2016, the OSC and BCSC issued their joint reasons relating to the proposed private placement undertaken by Dolly Varden Silver...

Proposed Amendments to Bank Act – Federal Consumer Code for Banks

On October 25, 2016, Bill C-29 received first reading. Division 5 of Part 4 of Bill C-29 amends the Bank Act to consolidate and streamline provisions...

Ledcor Construction Limited v Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Company: the SCC revisits Sattva on standard of review for contractual interpretation

While initially heralded as a transformative for the law of contractual interpretation and appellate intervention, the legacy of Sattva Capital Corp...

Significant corporate governance changes in proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act

On September 28, 2016, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C-25: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act et al. The proposed...

Significant corporate governance changes in proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act

The Canadian federal government recently introduced Bill C-25: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act et al. The proposed amendments...

Target Benefit Plans Soon to be Available for Federally Regulated Employers

The federal government announced yesterday proposed changes to the federal Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985  (the “PBSA”) to...

Taking the Show on the Road: Class Action Judges Can Sit Outside their Province

The Supreme Court of Canada held in Endean v. British Columbia that superior court judges in British Columbia and Ontario have broad statutory...

TSX provides guidance regarding the pricing of acquisition financing transactions

Some market participants may not be aware that the Toronto Stock Exchange, for years, has been scrutinizing the practice of launching and announcing...

Penalties Assessed for Untimely Disclosure of Liabilities Arising From an Investigation

On September 9, 2016, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged RPM International Inc. (“RPM”) and...