Contested private placements under new take-over bid regime: Securities regulators reject Hecla challenge of Dolly Varden private placement

Canadian securities regulators have declined to cease trade a private placement of equity securities by a target company implemented following the...

SS v. Nova Scotia (Community Services): Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Asked to Reconstitute Appeal under the Judicature Act

In a relatively rare request, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal was recently asked to reconstitute an appeal under the Judicature Act that the...

Defendants Sidelined in Third Party Funding Motion

Justice Perell’s July 7, 2016 decision in Berg v. Canadian Hockey League is the most recent development in the evolving law surrounding the role of...

The Long-Awaited OSC Whistleblower Program Is Now In Force

On July 14, 2016, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”) broke ground in Canada when it officially launched its widely anticipated Office...

Medical assistance in dying: Complying with Bill C-14 in healthcare policy and practice

On June 17, 2016, Bill C-14 on medical assistance in dying (MAID) was assented to by the Parliament of Canada.

Carter v Canada (Attorney General)

On February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court in Carter v Canada (Attorney General) (Carter 2015) declared the Criminal Code prohibitions on “aiding or...

Bill C-14 and its Deviation from Carter 2015

On June 17, 2016, in response to Carter 2015 and after a robust and public exchange between the House of Commons and the Senate, Parliament passed...

Constitutionality of Bill C-14 and Judicial Applications for Access to MAID

Concerns regarding the constitutionality of Bill C-14 were expressed in expert testimony (and or written submission) before the Standing Senate...

Health Regulatory College Policies on MAID and Medico-Legal Liability

Many of the provincial health regulatory colleges have developed policies for MAID which predate Bill C-14 and which will now therefore need to be...

Hospitals’ and Health Facilities’ Policies on MAID and Conscientious Objection

From the hospital and health facility perspective, many institutions are concerned about (a) whether they will be required to provide access to MAID,...