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On June 22, 2020, Order in Council No. 341 brought certain provisions into force from the Financial Institutions Amendment Act, S.B.C. 2019, c. 39 (FIA Act).

A hotly debated issue during the roll-out of the Client Focused Reforms (CFR) was the new ban on the use of corporate titles by individuals at registered firms who are not formally corporate officers of their firms.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules to require U.S. companies to provide their shareholders with non-binding votes on executive compensation ("say-on-pay") and compensation in connection with changes in control ("golden parachute" compensation).

​Legal cannabis in Canada is still in its infancy, but the rate of growth has been revolutionary.

When a company faces insolvency or bankruptcy, the directors (and sometimes officers) of the company can face personal liability for the company's debts.

Can a director establish a due diligence defence with respect to unremitted source deductions where the responsibility for remittance lay with an employee?

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

Recognizing the inherent difficulties in hosting in-person annual general meetings in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, Industry Canada has published guidance endorsing virtual shareholder...

On October 22, 2013, proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) released three proposed amendments to its Canadian proxy voting policy for public comment.

Although the decision is based on unique underlying facts, it offers several important lessons on corporate governance.

A recent judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal in FNF Enterprises Inc. v. Wag and Train Inc. (Wag and Train), confirms "yes", while clarifying the distinction between piercing the corporate...

Boards of directors often create rules about the affairs of their organizations.

En vertu d'un décret pris en vertu de la Loi sur la protection civile et la gestion des situations d'urgence (Ontario)

While a takeover bid can be used to effect a friendly deal, takeover bids typically occur where the bidder has made an unsolicited approach to a target but has been unable persuade the target’s board to agree to a negotiated transaction.

As the 2024 calendar year comes to a close, private companies in Ontario must prepare for the end of their financial, or fiscal, year.

a lutte mondiale contre la pandémie continuera de perturber les regroupements d'entreprises à court et moyen terme. Les promoteurs financiers et les plateformes d'investissement...

The majority of current and former general counsel sitting on company boards last year were women, according to a groundbreaking new study from Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes).