2019 Legal Year in Review

Legal Year in Review

The legal landscape in 2019 saw many developments that will affect Canadian business this year and beyond.

Our sixth annual Legal Year in Review contains our detailed analysis of some of the most significant legal developments and trends in 2019 and their implications – covering everything from the top public M&A and proxy contest legal developments, to private equity driving deal activity, to the evolving cannabis legal landscape and much more.

With 20 informative and in-depth articles covering a wide variety of topics, our 2019 Legal Year in Review is our largest publication yet.

Read Legal Year in Review 2019

Looking for a specific topic? See our list of articles below:

	Introduction
M&A	Top public M&A and proxy contest legal developments in 2019
Private equity	Private equity continues to drive deal activity
Mining	Continued uncertainty fuels creativity in mining sector transactions
Governance	Corporate governance: Evolution of existing trends in 2019
Executive compensation	Executive compensation: On the cusp of change
Capital markets regulatory	Key developments in capital markets regulatory and white-collar defence
Financial services regulatory	Financial services regulation: Toward integrated consumer protection initiatives
Competition	Competition law developments: Enforcement priorities and notable cases
Construction	Prompt payment movement hits Canadian construction & infrastructure sector
Intellectual Property	Game changer: Canada overhauls key intellectual property statutes
Cannabis	Cannabis in Canada: No longer just getting started
Cannabis	Cannabis in the United States – The laws of the land in 2019
U.S. capital markets	Less is more: SEC works to simplify disclosure and other U.S. developments
Tax	International tax: A year of transition
Energy litigation	Legislative powers, division and discontent: The provinces jostle to lead
Key cases	What businesses should watch for from the SCC in 2020
Key cases	Chevron: High threshold for piercing corporate veil affirmed
Privacy	Data breaches and law reform capture international attention in 2019
Technology	Technology highlights: AI, blockchain, payments modernization and open banking
Cryptoassets	Emerging clarity on cryptoasset regulation