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The Ontario Court of Appeal recently overturned an Application Judge's decision to set aside a will on public policy grounds, emphasizing the principle that the scope for judicial interference with a testator's wishes is limited.

In a recent decision on an application by Royal Trust Corporation of Canada, Justice Mitchell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found a donation in a will to be contrary to public policy.

In upholding a $1 million costs award against the Crown in a decision released today, the Ontario Court of Appeal has provided significant protection to commercial landlords and mortgage lenders against forfeiture proceedings...

Bruce Reynolds and Sharon Vogel appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce to discuss the 'Construction Lien Act Review'.

The proposal is expected to be released sometime in 2023 and we will review any such proposal with interest.

On September 13, 2016, the New York State Department of Financial Services published for comment a proposed cybersecurity regulation for the financial industry.

​In Sherry v. CIBC Mortgages Inc​., the BC Court of Appeal reversed the certification of a class action in part.

The BC Supreme Court, after determining that an investor's claim for trading losses was an appropriate matter for summary judgment, dismissed the $400m lawsuit.

The Canadian Competition Bureau has launched a market study into technology-led innovation and emerging services in the Canadian financial services sector.

Galantas Gold Corporation successfully closed a private placement offering of Units, attracting strategic and institutional investors including Eric Sprott, Ocean Partners UK Limited, and Melquart Limited. The proceeds will fund exploration and development work on gold and copper projects in Chile while supporting general corporate operations.

Earlier this month, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) sent out a notice reminding industry members that the transition period for using the Financial Advisor...

Many registrants received a reminder earlier this month from the securities regulatory authorities that the enhanced cost disclosure reporting requirements for investment funds will be in force on January 1, 2026.

In Karas (Re), The Mutual Funds Dealers Association of Canada found that the respondent had failed to fully and adequately explain the risks and benefits of leveraged investment recommendations...

​Financial institutions need to be mindful of the effect of the engagement of financial advisors with respect to their special loan clients.

It is never too early to think about filing exempt trade reports for investment fund issuers that file on an annual basis. Investment funds that have relied on specified prospectus exemptions...

The basis for their claim was that they were misclassified as commission-based employees and therefore not entitled to overtime pay.

The Ministry of Finance in Ontario (Ministry) released a consultation last month that would impact the time the public is afforded to comment on proposed rules released...