ArticleTechnology M&A On The Rise In 2014The data is in and 2014 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for M&A in the global technology sector. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleThe M&A Revival And Other Recent DevelopmentsMergermarket just released the half-year edition of its 2014 Deal Drivers Americas (DDA) report, and it looks like a year full of clear skies and sunshine for the M&A market – in other words, the long-awaited revival is here.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleThe Role Of The Strategic Board In Value CreationIt is not in dispute that the role of the board of directors is to provide oversight of management and advise on the strategic direction of the corporation.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleThe Sudden Rise Of The Canadian SPACAn SPAC is a shell company that raises money through an IPO, then searches for a private company to acquire and bring to market. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleTop Board Priorities For 2016With 2016 upon us, boards are likely to reflect on the organizational challenges they expect to face in the coming year, and to develop effective strategies to tackle these challenges. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleUpward Momentum In Insurance Industry M&AThe Study found that structural factors or cyclical factors alone only have gradual impacts on variations in M&A activity.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleWhat's Mine Is YoursYou may be familiar with a parent's teaching to "share" with others – "sharing is caring". This teaching has been a part of our economic system throughout history; bartering and sharing of goods is not a new concept.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleWhat Deal Makers Are Saying: Consumer Markets M&A Continues To Outperform Other SectorsA recent study published by Mergermarket indicates that on a global basis, consumer markets M&A has outperformed other industry sectors in the past year and is predicted to continue performing well in the next year. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleWhat The Ashley Madison Hack Tells Us About M&A Security RiskThe online service Ashley Madison is reeling from a catastrophic data breach that resulted in the public exposure of its customers' sensitive private information.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleAge Discrimination Found In Termination For Poor PerformanceIn the recent decision of Price v Topline Roofing, 2013 BCHRT 306 the BC Human Rights Tribunal awarded close to $12,000 in lost wages to an employee terminated because of his age.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleArguing Constructive Dismissal? Ontario Labour Relations Board Sets High Threshold For EmployeesA decision released last week from the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the "Board") has re-emphasized the high threshold required to find that the conduct of an employer amounts to constructive dismissal.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleCollective Agreements Vs. Charter Rights In Nova ScotiaWhen a collective agreement is negotiated, compromises are often made. Benefits are given to some but not all employees. CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleCompliance With Ministry Of Labour Order Not Useful In Mitigating Sentence Under OHSAThe Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that post-accident compliance should not be considered a mitigating factor in sentencing for a conviction under the OHSA.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleCourt Counts Payroll Outside Of Ontario To Award Statutory SeveranceThe recent decision of Justice Kane in Paquette v. Quadraspec Inc. has arguably changed employees’ entitlement to severance pay on the termination of employment.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleDiscrimination Found Where Lay-Off Decision Did Not Consider DisabilityThe Public Service Staffing Tribunal held it was discriminatory to lay off a disabled employee after she was selected by the retention and lay-off process.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleDuty Of Fairness Extends To Performance File For Government EmployeeA recent decision of the Federal Court has affirmed the importance of a Federal government employee's right to procedural fairness.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleEmployee Rights On Redundancy – Avoiding Discrimination In Organizational RestructuringWhen job redundancies arise in an organization, employers need to remain aware of duties under human rights legislation, such as the Ontario Human Rights Code.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleEvidence Of Inducement Leads To Enhanced Notice PeriodThe Ontario Superior Court considered both what it means to induce someone to leave their job and the implications of that inducement upon termination.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleExecutive Loses Incentive Comp Upon Resignation – Contract Enforceable, Court Finds No Restraint On TradeThe Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld a contract that forced an employee to forfeit restricted shares upon resignation in Levinsky v The Toronto-Dominion Bank.CanadaEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP