Overall, there were 16,588 reported deals in the second half of 2014 worldwide, worth roughly $3.2 trillion; this surpasses the previous record, in the second half of 2007, of 16,060 transactions, worth roughly $3.7 trillion.

The 2014 trend of high value deals continues, according to a recently released Mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider report on global M&A activity.

This analysis considers the likely timing scenarios for a full repeal of the CPM, with a consideration of other options.

Join us on Thursday, February 26, 2015 for a webinar on successor liability under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

EPs are a risk management framework to identify, assess and manage environmental and social risks for financing projects.

If Victoria is to pursue an apartment code through its planning system, it could learn from the NSW review experience.

Whether a smart contract can constitute a legally binding contract depends on the law of the contracting jurisdiction.

A phenomenon is pervasive in the United States and is becoming much more common in Canada: post-deal litigation.

The Quebec Superior Court has decided, in a long-awaited judgment, that businesses in Quebec may continue to display their trademarks on public signs outside their premises solely in a language other than French if no French version of the trademark has been registered

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today launched its survey analysing regulatory and policy issues applicable to COVID-19 contact tracing and related tracking technology across 18 jurisdictions.

A forum selection by-law can be used by corporations to help ensure that lawsuits regarding the internal affairs of the corporation are limited to a single jurisdiction as chosen by the corporation (usually the jurisdiction of incorporation or of the corporation's headquarters).

The role of proxy advisory firms in the marketplace has been a focal point on both sides of the border.

The decrease in the price of oil and resulting available capital may create a surge of investment in cleantech, renewable energy and electricity in Ontario.

In the recent decision of CEP, Local 64 v Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited, 2013 CanLII 87573, a Newfoundland arbitrator found that comments posted on an employee’s Facebook page constituted sufficient grounds for dismissal.

Scholarship plans commonly employ a commission structure that dedicates subscribers' initial contributions to paying down an up-front sales commission that is paid to sales representatives.

According to PWC's First-quarter 2015 oil & gas industry mergers and acquisitions analysis report, mergers and acquisitions activity in the oil and gas industry stalled in the first quarter of 2015.

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals purchased shares in SeaWorld in an effort to address conduct it considers animal cruelty.

Last week, we posted an article summarizing the key findings in the American Bar Association’s (ABA) recently published 2014 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study regarding financial provisions and pervasive qualifiers.

The Australian Council of Financial Regulators recently issued a Consultation Paper on a framework for OTC derivatives.

In this podcast episode, Claire Guilbert and Simon Lovegrove explore European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) and the European Commission's Delegated Regulation with technical standards. Supporting briefing notes detail key updates and implications under the ELTIF 2.0 framework.