ArticleCSA Announces Results Of Continuous Disclosure Review For Fiscal Years 2017 And 2018Discussion of Operations - Disclosure of Capital Spending Milestones.CanadaFinance and BankingGoodmans LLP
ArticleConstruction Act - Here We Go!The Construction Lien Amendment Act, passed in December 2017, amends the Construction Lien Act (the "Existing Act") and repeals and replaces the name of the Existing Act with the Construction Act (the "New Act").CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionGoodmans LLP
ArticleConstruction Act: Here We Go!The Construction Lien Amendment Act, passed in December 2017, amends the Construction Lien Act (the "Existing Act") and repeals and replaces the name of the Existing Act ...CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionGoodmans LLP
ArticleOntario About To Enact Legislation To Bring Major Changes To The Province's Land Use Planning And Appeal SystemThe Ontario legislature is expected to enact legislation next week that effects major changes to how land use planning decisions are made in the province.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionGoodmans LLP
ArticleTo The Metaverse And Beyond: Correcting Common Misconceptions Around NFTsNon-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become the latest big thing to come out of the blockchain industry and capture mainstream attention. CanadaTechnologyGoodmans LLP
ArticleSecurities Regulators Clarify Ground Rules For Take-Over Bids In CanadaOn March 16, 2018, the OSC and the FCAAS issued the reasons for their decision in Re Aurora Cannabis Inc. to, among other things, cease trade a shareholder rights plan adopted by CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawGoodmans LLP
ArticleCSA Provides Further Updated Guidance On Virtual Shareholder MeetingsOn February 22, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published updated guidance on virtual shareholder meetings following initial guidance provided in February 2022. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawGoodmans LLP
ArticleForecasts And The Business Judgment Rule: Issuers, Directors And Officers Take Comfort In Court Of Appeal´s Decision In DanierA ruling which held that a company and its officers were liable to investors for prospectus misrepresentations was reveresed.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawGoodmans LLP
ArticleOntario Government Calls For Comments On Proposal To Eliminate The 30% Rule For Pension InvestmentThe Pension Policy Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Finance has issued a call for comments on proposed amendments to eliminate the "30% Rule" for investments by Ontario pension plans. CanadaEmployment and HRGoodmans LLP
ArticleNational Instrument 55-102 – A New System For Electronic Filing Of Insider ReportsCanadaFinance and BankingGoodmans LLP
ArticleNew "Bank Act" Amendments: A Partial Answer To Calls For ReformThe Government of Canada is amending the "Bank Act" and other associated statutes. CanadaFinance and BankingGoodmans LLP
ArticleTsilhqot’in NationTwo recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions provide guidance on how provincial governments must proceed when engaging in resource development on lands subject to Aboriginal title or to treaty agreements.CanadaGovernment, Public SectorGoodmans LLP
ArticleCanada Unveils Its Intellectual Property StrategyOn World Intellectual Property Day (April 26, 2018), the federal government unveiled what it billed as Canada's first comprehensive Intellectual Property Strategy (the "IP Strategy") ...CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleCartoonist Challenges Banksy's Intellectual Property RightsAfter viewing the recent Toronto exhibition, The Art of Banksy, Cinders McLeod was surprised to discover that the British graffiti artist, Banksy, may have "pinched her ideas" in certain drawings published in The Glasgow Herald in the 1990s.CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleThe Federal Government Implements Its IP Strategy – Bill C-86The IP Strategy proposed to address the practice of some copyright owners including language demanding a settlement payment from the alleged infringer in their noticeCanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Highlights Importance Of Legal Wrappers For Decentralized Autonomous OrganizationsIn a first-of-its kind lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California last month, a handful of members of a decentralized autonomous organization called bZx DAO, commenced a class action lawsuit against the founders and certain significant investors.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGoodmans LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada Cases To Watch: Winter 2020This week, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will begin its regular Winter sittings. In the next few months, the top court will hear several civil, commercial and constitutional cases that will address issues such as ...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGoodmans LLP
ArticleU.S. Appeals Court Clarifies Jurisdictional Limits Of FCPAA U.S. federal appeals court recently articulated the jurisdictional limits of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGoodmans LLP