Regards sur le droit autochtone : Première entente sur la prise de décisions fondées sur le consentement en Colombie-Britannique, et injonctions interlocutoires soutenant les revendications autochtones Regards sur le droit autochtone : Première entente sur la prise de décisions fondées sur le consentement en Colombie-Britannique, et injonctions interlocutoires soutenant les revendications autochtones

SEC Continues to Penalize Companies which Restrict Whistleblowing or Seek Waiver of Payment of Whistleblower Incentive Payments

As whistleblower initiatives build steam in Canada, the United States and throughout the world, executives, and board members face evolving...

Court Reiterates Threshold for Settlement Approval: Class Counsel Must Lead Substantive Evidence on the Reasonableness of the Settlement

In a recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Justice Belobaba reiterated the need for parties seeking court approval of a...

Insider trading: a first spring loading case in Québec

On August 16, the Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers, formerly the Bureau de décision et de révision, rendered a decision in which it...

U.K. Serious Frauds Office Enters into Second Deferred Prosecution Agreement to Resolve Corruption and Bribery Charges

The U.K. Serious Frauds Office (the SFO) on July 8, 2016 obtained its second deferred prosecution agreement (DPA). The Southwark (London) Crown Court...

Ross-Clair v. Canada (Attorney General): Judge’s Failure to Consider Contract as a Whole Leads to Correctness Review

The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Ross-Clair v. Canada (Attorney General)is another post-Sattva instance of a dispute over the standard of...

‘No Litigation Should Be Extortionate’: Disqualifying Representative Plaintiffs

A business subject to a class action receives a “without prejudice” letter from a potential class member offering to settle a small personal...

Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (Re): Determining Appeal Procedure in CCAA proceeding

In Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (Re), Justice David Brown of the Ontario Court of Appeal held that the ambit of orders “made under” the Companies’...

A review of new whistleblower protections under Ontario’s Securities Act

The Ontario government has approved amendments to the Securities Act (Ontario) to prohibit reprisals against whistleblowers and prohibit contractual...

Proposed GST/HST amendments relating to drop shipments

The drop shipment rules essentially allow an unregistered non-resident person to acquire goods in Canada on a tax-free basis provided the goods are...

Proposed GST/HST amendments relating to pension plans

On July 22, 2016 (the Announcement Date), the Department of Finance released a package of draft legislative amendments that includes proposed changes...