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SEC Enters into Two Non-Prosecution Agreements for Alleged FCPA Violations

In June 2016 the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had entered into two non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) with two...

Lin v. Rock: Pending Motion to the SCC for Reconsideration of Leave does not Constitute and Appeal nor Prevent Courts from Making Decisions Affecting Parties

In its decision in Lin v. Rock, 2016 ONSC 1638 the Ontario Divisional Court confirmed that a pending a motion to the Supreme Court of Canada for...

Consumer Class Actions in respect of Pricing Disclosure: The Québec Superior Court Refuses to Certify a “Drip Pricing” Class Action in Quebec

There have been a number of recent class actions commenced in Canada relating to pricing disclosure – and in particular, the alleged practice of...

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’...