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Peter Balazs solicited a number of people to invest in his companies.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published a report in February 2021 titled "Ending the Shell Game: Cracking Down on the Professionals Who Enable Tax and White Collar Crimes

Because the media focuses on the fraudulent activity that hits larger-scale companies, it is a common misconception that such activity doesn't occur in small or family-run businesses.

Last week, the Auditor General of Toronto issued a report estimating that in 2018 alone, the TTC lost $61 million due to fare evasion.

In Voysus Connection Experts Inc. v Shaikh, the defendants (the Shaikhs) were employed by the plaintiff, Voysus Connections Experts Inc. Voysus commenced an action against the Shaikhs alleging fraud

The nature, quality and extent of cooperation required to achieve significant leniency or avoid an enforcement action remains a difficult guessing game in Canada's foreign corruption enforcement regime.

In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court continued on its recent course of limiting the reach of private securities fraud lawsuits under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Court concluded, in Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

The scandals surrounding the backdating of stock options continue to mount in the United States. In testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance, the director of the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that as of September, this division was investigating over 100 companies for possible fraudulent reporting of stock option grants.

Early in my practice, I would tell employers that if they wished to terminate an employee and avoid severance, they only had to do two things: check their resumé and other application documents and review.

These issues were discussed in Grossman v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, a 2014 Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision.

As we previously reported in April 2023 in our blog, It's Official—Proposed Criminal Interest Rate Amendments Introduced, the Government of Canada is proposing to lower the current criminal rate of interest to 35 percent.

New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh was in Burnaby on Wednesday announcing his party's affordable housing plan.

In connection with the recent amendments to Canada's criminal rate of interest, the federal government has announced additional amendments concerning payday loans. Payday lenders, that satisfy prescribed criteria.

The Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (the CFPOA) is Canada's contribution to the international battle against foreign corruption.

Canadian National Insurance Crime Services (CANATICS) recently became one of the first organizations to receive Privacy By Design (PbD) certification from the Privacy and Big Data Institute at Ryerson University.

The recent ruling by the Ontario Supreme Court in Wong v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ONSC 1111 carries significant implications for insurers and drivers alike.

Last December, the Quebec Court of Appeal set the record straight regarding the number of occurrences under a fidelity bond.

Trademark scams targeting Canadian business owners are on the rise, with fraudsters impersonating lawyers and government officials to pressure victims into paying unnecessary fees or sharing sensitive information.