In a recent order, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission made an order awarding a whistleblower 20% of any money collected …
New corporate criminal liability in the UK for “failure to prevent” tax evasion and other economic crimes: How will it affect Canadian businesses?
The accountability of corporate entities for financial wrongdoing is a hot topic for the UK Government right now, particularly in the wake of a number…
Deslaurier and Sankar: Court of Appeal for Ontario adopts a narrow approach on remand hearings
In Deslaurier Custom Cabinets Inc. v. 1728106 Ontario Inc. and Sankar v. Bell Mobility Inc., the Court of Appeal for Ontario interpr…
Privacy class actions, by the numbers
The past five years have seen an increased awareness of the risk of privacy class actions. This time period coincides with the recognition by various …
UK Court holds counsel’s interview notes during internal investigation are not privileged
In a decision released on May 8, 2017, London’s High Court held that interview notes and working papers prepared by a company’s external c…
Ontario Court of Appeal declines to grant retroactive relief in securities class action
In its recent decision in Pennyfeather v. Timminco Limited, the Court of Appeal for Ontario declined to retroactively relieve the plaintiff f…
R v Oland: Supreme Court of Canada clarifies the test for bail pending appeal
In R v Oland, 2017 SCC 17, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the “public interest” branch of the test for bail pending appeal.
Nearly three years later, Tesco continues to deal with the fallout from its accounting scandal
In September 2014, prominent British retailer Tesco PLC found itself in crisis following its announcement that it had overstated its profit expectatio…
R. v. Manasseri: Court of Appeal hears application for release pending a re-trial
In R. v. Manasseri, Watt J.A., sitting in chambers, held that the Court of Appeal for Ontario was the proper forum to hear the applicant&rsqu…
Procedural fairness: Ontario Court of Appeal shows deference to the OSC
In an enforcement proceeding before the Ontario Securities Commission, must the same commissioners who preside over the merits hearing be the ones to …
