Canadian Securities Administrators Issue Staff Notice On Cybersecurity Disclosures

The Canadian Securities Administration (CSA) issued "CSA Staff Notice 21-327 Guidance on the Application of Securities Legislation to Entities Facilitating the Trading of Crypto Assets"...

As in-house counsel continue to face cost pressures from within their organizations, external counsel need to help respond to those pressures.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently laid charges against a U.S. software company and its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

ChatGPT will soon be able to see, hear and speak. OpenAI, the founder of the wildly-popular chatbot, announced this week that it is adding several new capabilities...

Simply put, this NEXUS Program rule change guts the benefits of the NEXUS Program.

Seven hot legal work product technologies, what they do, why you should care and examples of each.

Clark Wilson LLP highlights recent developments including recognition of Jeffrey Vicq in Lexpert's Technology 2026 edition and analysis of the new federal AI strategy's implications for Canadian businesses.

Last week, we had the privilege of presenting to a group of IT and cybersecurity experts in the higher learning sector at BCNET CONNECT 2026 about important issues to consider when contracting...

On January 5, 2025, the prorogation of the Canadian Parliament effectively terminated all bills pending in the House of Commons – including Bill C-27 and the proposed and controversial Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) contained in it.

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) recently released its decision in the matter of Re Fauth, finding the respondent, Vernon Ray Fauth (Fauth),

Companies are advised to confirm whether any changes should be made to their current practice of applying for patents and trademarks in light of the newly introduced procedures.

As outlined above, the Amendments will significantly tighten regulations on managers of funds marketed to Japanese investors.

On April 1, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner updated the Australian Privacy Principles ("APP") Guidelines.

Pursuant to the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2014, male employees with a child born on or after February 27, 2015 are now entitled to three days' paternity leave for each confinement of their spouse or partner.

China's State Council recently published new merger control notification thresholds doubling the previous China revenue thresholds in an amended Regulation on Notification Thresholds for Concentrations of Business Operators (the "Regulation"), the first time since the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") came into effect in 2008.

On September 18, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner ("Commissioner") and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization's Data61 released...

The most debated aspect during the consultation process was compliance with the retention requirements in the context of transactions where SPVs grant loans to entities other than individuals and microenterprises.

Government Announces Bill For Mandatory Data Breach Notification Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, establishing exemptions from registration requirements for crypto asset offerings and creating a safe harbor mechanism for projects to transition out of securities law obligations. The regulation introduces a two-tiered framework with startup offerings up to $5 million and larger fundraising offerings up to $75 million, while providing tailored disclosure requirements and preempting state securities laws.

The GEM listing activities in Hong Kong have been declining since 2019, and there was no new listed issuer on the GEM in 2022.