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For Canadian public companies, the new year signals that a new proxy season is just around the corner.

In Levesque v Crampton Estate, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that the two year limitation period in the Trustee Act applies to crossclaims, overturning the decision at first instance.

No securities were ever purchased with the investors' money.

This resource will feature a series of articles that provide an in-depth look into different aspects of M&A transactions from start to finish, such as confidentiality agreements, negotiating deal protections and advising special committees. While the emphasis is on deals involving public companies, BLG's M&A Building Blocks is also applicable to private M&A.

BLG is pleased to release the latest edition of our Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada guide, a resource that provides a high-level outline

For Canadian public companies, the New Year signals that a new proxy season is just around the corner

The law of partnerships has been around for at least a couple of centuries, but there are still 'certain aspects of the law on the formation of partnerships that could be usefully clarified', in the words of Lady Justice Arden of the English Court of Appeal: Ilott v Williams, [2013] EWCA Civ 645.

Under current regulation, managers of publicly offered investment funds who wish to call an annual or special meeting of securityholders, must deliver meeting materials to beneficial owners of securities using the process set out in National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (NI 54-101) and National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure.

The requirement that a registered firm provide its clients with an independent dispute resolution or mediation service as provided for in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (NI 31-103) has been deferred for an additional two years from September 28, 2012 to September 28, 2014.

Form 41-101F1 Information Required in a Prospectus requires an issuer that is not an investment fund to include certain financial statements in its long form prospectus.

In this FAQ, we discuss the unsubscribe mechanism that also needs to be set out in a commercial electronic message.

Attention all registered charities! Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is inviting registered charities interested in receiving donations of surplus goods from the federal government to identify themselves.

In CNH Canada Ltd., v. Chesterman Farm Equipment Ltd., the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled on the interpretation of a standard form farm equipment dealership agreement.

The claim stemmed from the 2011 actions of a short seller who anonymously released false reports about Silvercorp's prospects on the internet.

The CRA has posted a new form available for charities to change the charity's director, trustee or like official information.

On October 15, 2014, all of the securities regulatory authorities in Canada, other than in Alberta and British Columbia, announced that they were implementing amendments.

The Ontario Divisional Court in Fiorillo v. Ontario Securities Commission dismissed an appeal by a number of respondents who were found liable by the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") for insider trading.

In describing the potential proposals, the article noted the government's focus on political activities undertaken by charities and recent audits that appear to be targeting them.