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Blog Sep 5, 2024

‘Working for workers’ means more work for employers

The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development is proposing significant changes to the requirements of job postings...

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‘Working for workers’ means more work for employers
Blog Sep 5, 2024

Aggressive enforcement by securities regulators continues

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted a Mareva injunction, freezing the assets of the defendant. The required...

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Aggressive enforcement by securities regulators continues
Blog Aug 1, 2024

Supreme Court of Canada decision impacts Securities Commissions’ ability to collect from bankrupt transgressors

On July 31, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on whether financial sanctions imposed by securities regulators are dischargeable through...

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Supreme Court of Canada decision impacts Securities Commissions’ ability to collect from bankrupt transgressors
Blog Jul 31, 2024

Brar: contempt proceedings against uncooperative witnesses by the B.C. Securities Commission are constitutional

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has affirmed that the power of the province’s Securities Commission to compel evidence from witnesses and,...

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Brar: contempt proceedings against uncooperative witnesses by the B.C. Securities Commission are constitutional
Blog Jun 8, 2023

Supreme Court of Canada provides further guidance on anti-SLAPP laws

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its latest decision interpreting anti-SLAPP legislation (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation....

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Supreme Court of Canada provides further guidance on anti-SLAPP laws
Blog Feb 24, 2023

Osler’s Andrea Boctor and Jon Wypych advised PRI on its Canadian Legal Framework for Impact

On February 13, 2023 the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative...

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Blog Aug 22, 2022

Canadian crypto update – undertakings required for crypto asset platforms seeking registration in Canada

Public undertakings will now be required of crypto asset trading platforms seeking registration. Osler lawyers provide more detail and discuss the...

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Blog Nov 11, 2021

Appealing a commercial arbitration decision: the B.C. Court of Appeal confirms a restrained approach

Arbitration and alternative dispute resolutions, already popular mechanisms for efficient and confidential dispute resolution, have only grown in...

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Blog Jul 31, 2019

When does “good faith” limit a company’s choices?

In 2014, the Supreme Court released its ground-breaking decision to recognize a common law duty of good faith in the performance of contracts in...

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Blog Jun 18, 2019

Seeing the forest for the trees: Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses Sino-Forest executives’ appeal of OSC decision

On June 3, 2019 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Hung et al, v. Ontario (Securities Commission), upholding the ruling of the...

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