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In April 2011, in what was arguably one of the largest Internet security break-ins, Sony Play Station suffered a massive data breach of its online network.

In real estate, caveat emptor is the Latin phrase for "let the buyer beware". This means that a buyer purchases a property at their own risk and must conduct...

The question of whether cryptocurrencies constitute property was considered by the British Columbia Supreme Court in the 2018 case of Copytrack Pte Ltd v Wall

As the baby boom generation ages, the balance of young and old is shifting, resulting in a disproportionate number of seniors.

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addresses directors' duties towards the corporation and its employees.

On August 9, 2022, the Department of Finance Canada launched its anticipated consultation, Consultation on Fighting Predatory Lending, which considers proposed changes to the criminal rate...

So says Rakoff USDJ in USA v Dreier (SDNY, 2 July 2013); with fraud, as with dysentery, 'even after the infection is contained, the unpleasant after-effects linger interminably.'

What can companies take away from the United States Department of Justice's arrest of several senior FIFA officials last week, and ongoing investigation into corruption in soccer?

The implication for organizations and individuals subject to a World Bank Group probe is that they are unlikely to receive the content and details of such an investigation if charges are ultimately laid.

In an effort to combat sanctions evasion, on August 19, 2024, recent amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act ("PCMLTFA") and its regulations came into force...

In Ernst & Young Inc. v Aquino (2022 ONCA 202), the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court's ruling that the controlling mind of a bankrupt corporation can be held liable to the corporation's creditors for money taken from the corporation by fraud before the corporation became insolvent.

The Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") in Re Azeff[1] found Mitchell Finkelstein, a corporate lawyer at a prominent Bay Street law firm, as well as four investment advisors at large financial institutions, guilty of insider tipping and/or trading.

The recommendations of the Charbonneau Commission report filed in November 2015 continue to resonate within the Quebec legislative landscape.

Waheed had worked as a consultant for Baffinland, a publicly-traded junior mining company, from February to April 2010.

On October 21, 2019, British Columbia introduced broad reforms by way of Bill 33, the Securities Amendment Act, 2019, which proposes to modify the Securities Act to provide the British Columbia ...

In a settlement agreement recently endorsed by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), respondent Anand Hariharan agreed to settle insider trading allegations made by OSC enforcement staff (Staff) against him.

Fewer enforcement cases were concluded by CSA members this year, with 105 cases concluded in 2014, as compared to 133 cases in 2013.