ArticleLes Brevets Et Le Hockey!Ceux qui me connaissent savent que deux de mes passions sont les brevets et le hockey. CanadaIntellectual PropertyNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleQuebec Courts Do Not Have Jurisdiction To Hear A Class Action Lawsuit Over The Facebook IPOOn September 4, 2013, Justice David R. Collier of the Quebec Superior Court dismissed a motion for authorization to institute a class action against Facebook Inc., its directors and the underwriters involved in the Facebook Inc. IPO.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleCanada Revenue Agency Extends Its Relief Position To "Standard Convertible Debentures"To the great satisfaction of lenders and Canadian borrowers, Part XIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada) was amended in 2008 to generally exempt interest payments from Canadian withholding tax. CanadaTaxNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleThomson Reuters Reports Healthy Global M&A Through Q3 2015In its Global M&A Review, for the first nine months of 2015, Thomson Reuters reports healthy global M&A activity leading into the final quarter of fiscal 2015. GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleSEC Chair Says SEC Will Propose New Rules On Universal ProxiesUniversal proxies allow shareholders to vote for a combination of management and dissident candidates. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleShareholder Activism Goes Mainstream: Investment Giants Increasingly Focused On Corporate GovernanceThe Wall Street Journal reports that Vanguard Group and BlackRock Inc. are becoming more assertive in exercising their influence over companies in which they invest. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleThe Effect Of Rising Interest Rates On M&A ActivityU.S. M&A activity was at peak performance in 2014 as deal activity increased to over 5,051 deals worth $1.5tn U.S., up from 3,995 transactions worth $937bn U.S. in 2013. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleRegulation Tomorrow Plus – HM Treasury Final Consultation On The Regulation Of BNPL ProductsIn this podcast, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss HM Treasury's final consultation on the proposed legislative changes ...United KingdomConsumer ProtectionNorton Rose Fulbright
ArticleLondon International Shipping Week 2021Norton Rose Fulbright's global shipping team is delighted to continue our association with London International Shipping Week (LISW) in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has made us think more deeply...United KingdomTransportNorton Rose Fulbright
ArticlePharma In Brief - Competition Bureau Releases Draft Update To IP Enforcement Guidelines For Public ConsultationOn April 2, 2014, the Competition Bureau released a draft update for public consultation of its Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines ("IPEGs"). CanadaIntellectual PropertyNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleNorton Rose mergerOn January 1 2010 Deacons Australia merged with the Norton Rose Group to become Norton Rose Australia.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Australia
ArticleManaging A Corporation In A Pandemic: How Directors And Officers Can Fulfill Their Duties And Limit RiskThe Supreme Court of Canada has held that the fiduciary duty is a "broad, contextual concept" that is not confined to short-term profit or share value.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleCanada Introduces New Financial Institution LegislationOn November 23, 2011, the Government of Canada introduced a bill known as the Financial System Review Act. CanadaFinance and BankingNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleSustainable CitiesRapid population growth and urban migration are triggering a massive demand for urban infrastructure and for this to be viable long term, it has to be sustainable in its broadest sense...CanadaTechnologyNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticlePDAC 2017 – Breakfast Panel SessionOn Tuesday, March 7, Norton Rose Fulbright held the PDAC 2017 – Breakfast panel session in Toronto. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleReturn To Work Considerations For New York Employers During COVID-19 PandemicBusinesses with operations in New York State and, particularly, in New York City, face unique obstacles with respect to reopening their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticlePublic law report - May 2011Welcome to our first edition of Public law report for 2011. Our continuing commitment to client service excellence in government legal services is demonstrated in this edition of Public law report, in which we provide our readers with useful and informative updates on legal and policy developments that are relevant to their day to day business.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorNorton Rose Fulbright Australia
ArticleBitcoin: A Future Currency For M&A Transactions?On December 24, 2013 Blockchain.info announced its acquisition of ZeroBlock, a cash transaction conducted entirely using digital currency, bitcoin.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleSmall-Cap Deals Will Dominate As M&A In Power And Utilities Sector Reaches New HeightsIncreasing investor confidence is fuelling small-cap M&A activity in the power and utilities (P&U) sector, EY reports. The EY Capital Confidence Barometer Report predicts that nearly three quarters of deals taking place over the course of the next 12 months will have values below USD $250 million, and that the P&U sector will see more M&A activity than it has in the past two years.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP