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Ninety-nine problems (continued): Supreme Court of Canada denies leave to appeal Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Midwest Properties Ltd. v. Thordarson

On May 26, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Midwest Properties Ltd. v....

CSA Consultation Paper: Proposals to Enhance the Obligations of Advisers, Dealers and Representatives toward their Clients

On April 28, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a consultation paper seeking public comment on proposals to strengthen the...

Significant Developments in Whistleblower Payouts and Protections Continue to Attract Attention

Whistleblower protections and significant bounties paid to whistleblowers in the U.S. continue to make headlines, just as issuers in Canada brace for...

Court Clarifies Underwriters’ Exposure to Securities Act Claims

In his April 27, 2016 judgment in LBP Holdings v Allied Nevada Gold Corp., Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to add...

Implications of the Redwater decision – Where does the buck stop?

The Court held that the provisions of the BIA permitting a Trustee to renounce assets it deemed uneconomic was paramount to any obligations of the...

British Columbia (Police Complaint Commissioner) v The Abbotsford Police Department: Determining Whether an Appeal is Civil or Criminal in Nature

The British Columbia Court of Appeal in British Columbia (Police Complaint Commissioner) v The Abbotsford Police Department, quashed an appeal of an...

Crisis Management and the Board

A company’s board plays a crucial role in helping a company prepare for – and manage a crisis. Here’s how Canadian board members assess their...

Mardonet v. BDO Canada LLP: Orders Quashing Summons to Parties are Interlocutory and not Final

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Mardonet v. BPO Canada LLP determined that a motions judge’s order quashing a summons to a party is interlocutory,...

Feds Release Revised Draft of Legislation to Curtail Systemic Risk in Capital Markets

In the latest step toward establishing the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory Authority, the Department of Finance Canada has released a revised...