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Ontario Securities Commission announces first ever whistleblower awards

In a landmark announcement on February 27, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission said that it had paid out its first-ever whistleblower awards...

Welsh v Ontario: Court cannot unilaterally amend class action settlement

In a previous post, we discussed Justice Perell’s decision in Welsh v Ontario ordering class counsel to make a sizeable charitable donation as...

Court rejects deal price as indicator of fair value in dissent decision

In an extraordinary decision, the Supreme Court of Yukon in Carlock v. ExxonMobil Canada Holdings ULC (ExxonMobil), awarded dissenting shareholders a...

New guidance from OSFI on technology and cybersecurity incident reporting

Cyber security continues to be a chief concern for Canadian regulators. On January 24, 2019, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial...

SEC charges token trading platform founder for operating unregistered securities exchange

A settlement recently announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) highlights the risk of personal liability for individuals who develop...

Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies test under “anti-SLAPP” legislation

On August 30, 2018, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its long-awaited decisions in a series of appeals addressing the limits of the...

Ontario Court introduces cy-près requirement as condition of class fee approval

In Welsh v Ontario, Justice Perell asserted the court’s role in ensuring that class counsel’s fees are fair and reasonable in light of...

Nike withdraws from supplying Iranian World Cup Team over sanctions concerns

Nike announced on June 11, 2018 that it would withdraw from supplying shoes to players on the Iranian national soccer team as a result of U.S....