The number of securities cases filed in federal court continued at a furious pace for the third year in a row. This year-end update highlights what you most need to know in securities litigation...

Le régime québécois de sanctions pénales en matière d'environnement a été considérablement renforcé pour certains secteurs industriels, avec des amendes minimales multipliées par dix pour des infractions spécifiques. Les modifications réglementaires entrées en vigueur en août 2026 visent neuf catégories d'activités industrielles à haut risque environnemental, transformant radicalement l'exposition financière des entrep

The 2025 securities class action landscape presents a paradox that issuers and their boards should take note of: although overall filing volume declined, the financial magnitude of these cases reached unprecedented levels.

Before the UPC, as before the EPO, patent validity litigations frequently include one or more attacks for non-compliance with Article 123(2) EPC concerning the extension of the claimed subject matter beyond the content of the application as filed.

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take delivers monthly insights on regulatory developments affecting financial markets, covering SEC enforcement policy changes, CFTC framework updates, prediction market regulations, cryptocurrency task force initiatives, and Supreme Court decisions impacting investment companies and arbitration proceedings. This comprehensive roundup examines how regulatory agencies are adapting to emerging technologies while reshaping enforcement approaches and market oversight.

Many articles explain that the 2014 Directive on Antitrust Damages has enhanced the private enforcement of competition law through civil claims in all Member States.

Dans le premier billet de cette série divisée en trois parties et intitulée « Tarification des services juridiques », j'ai présenté quelques options d'honoraires qui ont gagné du terrain

Le gouvernement de l'Ontario a annoncé son intention de déposer le projet de loi intitulé Loi de 2017 pour l'équité en milieu de travail et de meilleurs emplois.

Welcome to the October 2025 edition of our Intellectual Property & Innovation Newsletter, where we highlight key developments shaping the global IP landscape.

While the consensus appears to be that the world has stepped away from the abyss that threatened global financial markets and economies alike, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) continue to be in crisis-response mode, addressing tax issues that arise from various stabilizing initiatives adopted by the U.S. government.

Over the course of four years, beginning at the International Competition Network’s (ICN) first conference in Naples in 2002, ICN members have embraced a growing set of best practices for the design and operation of merger review regimes.

Le gouvernement de la Colombie‑Britannique suit les recommandations du Labour Relations Code Review Panel concernant les changements proposés au Labour Relations Code (le « code »).

Mon billet précédent décrivait certains facteurs qui ont habituellement une incidence sur les choix faits par les clients en matière de tarification, et présentait un guide pratique pour...

Imagine the horror: a corporate executive confides in a family member, sharing information about her career (and, therefore, about her company), and the family member trades in the company’s securities.

This case involved a departure from typical antitrust settlement procedures under the Tunney Act.

Despite the fact that securities fraud lawsuits involving auditors are said to be relatively few in number as a percentage of total new filings and new filings are below the historical average, auditors often come to be added as defendants, particularly in high-profile cases.

À compter du 5 octobre 2026, une nouvelle garantie légale de bon fonctionnement s'appliquera aux électroménagers et appareils électroniques neufs vendus ou loués à long terme au Québec. Cette garantie, découlant de la Loi 29, impose de nouvelles obligations aux commerçants et fabricants, de l'affichage des prix au traitement des réclamations. Découvrez les biens visés, les durées applicables et les étapes concrètes pour assurer

En Alberta, les modifications législatives proposées par le projet de loi 26, intitulé Farm Freedom and Safety Act, 2019, offrent aux grands éleveurs de bétail et exploitants agricoles le

The credit crisis continues to take its toll on virtually all economic activity. As it sweeps the globe, it has left many companies financially weakened, if not crippled.