The Franchise Council of Australia moved swiftly to ensure the Federal Government was aware of the industry position in relation to possible unintended consequences of the Federal Government's consultation paper 'An Australian Consumer Law: Fair markets - Confident consumers' consultation paper.

Obtaining antitrust approvals is a key part of the overall transaction process for many M&A transactions. Currently, there are over 100 national and regional antitrust regimes, with new regimes being introduced and existing regimes extended on a regular basis.

A group of dissident shareholders attempted to gain control of Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. by requisitioning a shareholders’ meeting to replace the Company’s management.

On the heels of one of the busiest years in shareholder activism in Canada, this annual video webinar highlights the key developments of 2014 and what to expect for 2015.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China announced a pilot agreement to launch a Patent Prosecution Highway between Canada and China.

Despite headwinds facing its dynamic economy, China continues to be one of the world’s leading targets for foreign direct investment and mergers and acquisitions activity.

The results are in for Q3-2013 Canadian M&A and the outlook is decidedly mixed. While Q3 M&A activity rose sharply on a value basis as compared to Q2-2013, Q3 volume was down from last quarter and overall 2013 M&A remains in a slump at the lowest levels in nearly a decade.

Tom Valentine discusses Canadian LNG projects and how they compare to LNG projects in other parts of the world, namely the U.S.

In a recent study, Business Without Borders International Growth at Mid-Cap Companies, Mergermarket and Mazars have reported that most mid-market companies are looking at ways of driving growth...

A new report from the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board compares generic drug prices in Canada with those of other industrialized nations.

This series looks at recent global trends in mine streaming as a source of finance for mine development.

GE Capital announced that it was on track to sell between US$120 – 150 billion in assets by the end of 2016. Keurig Green Mountain recently announced that it entered into a share transaction valued at approximately US13.9 billion.

In the context of M&A transactions, an auction is a process by which multiple buyers simultaneously bid to acquire a target.

There are many rules and regulations that employers must follow to ensure workplace safety. The Ministry of Labour has just announced new rules relating to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.

Employers will often have employees sign employment agreements after they start working.

Historically, it was well established at common law that the sale of a business severed the employment relationship between the business that was being sold and the employee.

The Government of Ontario announced on December 9, 2015 that it will introduce legislation to increase protections for consumers who use high-cost alternative financial services...

The Government of Ontario has announced that it plans to update the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act to implement recommendations made in a recent report prepared by Laura Albanese, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance.

Après avoir fait la manchette de propriété intellectuelle et de notre blogue, c'est le calme relatif pour la « mise en marche » du brevet unitaire européen.

Over the last few months, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a set of guidance documents that help clarify the state of patent office practice as it relates to patent subject matter eligibility...