On June 3, 2019 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in
Court has no appetite to pierce corporate veil in restaurant lease decision
Corporate directors and officers may generally only be held personally liable for misconduct on the part of the corporation in limited circumstances w…
Blockchain company and CEO to pay over $1M for misleading investors
The OSC has approved a settlement agreement with NextBlock Global Limited and its founder and CEO, Alex Tapscott, in connection with misleading statem…
Court of Appeal stays ‘unsealing’ order pending leave to appeal to the Supreme Court
In Donovan v. Sherman Estate, 2019 ONCA 376, the Court of Appeal for Ontario set aside a sealing order, to take effect 10 days after the rele…
SEC introduces long-awaited best interest standard
On June 5, 2019, after over a year of debate, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission adopted its long-awaited Regulation Best Interest: The …
In the news: Blockchain and transfer pricing
The digital economy has given rise to a range of taxation issues. Below, we outline an interesting article that discusses how distributed ledger techn…
OSC Burden Reduction Initiative – OSC roundtables
In January 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) announced the formation of a Burden Reduction Task Force aimed at minimizing re…
OSC’s Investor Advisory Panel releases 2018 Annual Report
The challenge of understanding the unique perspectives of consumer level investors led the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to establish the Invest…
Recent cases
Summaries of two cases: Total Energy Services Inc. v. The Queen, 2019 TCC 112 and Renaud v. The Queen, 2019 CAF 154.
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in beer price class action citing regulated conduct defence
On April 17, 2019, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Hughes v Liquor Control Board of Ontario, 2019 ONCA 305, dismissi…
