The Supreme Court of Canada refused to grant leave to appeal the decision regarding the Commissioner of Competition’s abuse of dominance allegations.

As most issuers begin the annual process of preparing their meeting materials, they should take into account the just released CSA staff guidance on corporate governance disclosure.

The SEC has stayed the effectiveness of its recently announced proxy access rules as a result of a legal challenge made by two leading business organizations.

This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Re Indalex Limited (Indalex) that was delivered on April 7, 2010. A hearing is expected later in 2012.

On November 23, 2012, the Minister of Energy issued a directive to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) based on recommendations from a working group established to provide advice on ground-mounted solar PV projects on rural lands with multiple primary uses or abutting residential uses.

Yesterday, Canada's Minister of Finance released the 2012 budget, which proposes significant changes to the federal environmental assessment (EA) and aboriginal consultation processes.

This week, the Ontario government introduced Bill 167, the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009, which is intended to give Ontarians better disclosure about the use and release of toxic substances in their communities.

On February 24, 2010, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted a new rule to restrict short sales under certain circumstances.

The Northwest Territories Devolution Act received Royal Assent on March 25, and the transfer of responsibilities is to take effect on April 1, 2014.

On July 6, 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded $36 million in damages to a class of approximately 7,000 residential property owners living in the vicinity of the Inco refinery in Port Colborne, Ontario.

Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), which came into force in July this year and targets unsolicited commercial electronic messages, also aims to curtail malicious software such as malware and spyware.

The new Digital Services Tax Act came into force with an order-in-council on June 28, 2024, imposing a 3% digital services tax on certain Canadian-source digital services revenue of large entities.

We have been awaiting guidance from the IRS on the definition of property that will qualify as "good REIT assets" under the Internal Revenue Code.

The Minister of Finance of Quebec announced on June 12, 2009, that the refundable tax credit program for film productions would be improved to include all film production costs.

The rapid and growing recognition of the importance of accounting for ESG factors in strategic decision-making and corporate reporting has, perhaps predictably, been followed by a notable increase...

Davies recently submitted a comment letter in response to public consultations initiated by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) regarding proposed amendments to National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds concerning liquidity risk management...

The economic conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are unprecedented: unemployment is up, consumer confidence is down, countless businesses have permanently closed and many others are barely holding

What does a "rolling recession" mean from an insolvency perspective? In this issue of Davies Insolvency Now, we look to the 2022 Q4 data from across Canada for answers.

A majority of the House of Commons has voted on third reading in favour of private member's Bill C-208, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act...

Bill C-208, will limit the application of section 84.1 of the Act in cases of intergenerational transfers of a business.