Trial by fire!
Amy Mortimore and Mark Weintraub, Q.C., will be chairing the Trial Lawyers Association’s professional development seminar on estate litigation on April 7, 2017. Taking an ... Continued
Premier Clark visits our client Greenlight Innovation
Premier Clark visited our client Greenlight Innovation, a global leader in the supply of testing and manufacturing equipment for the hydrogen fuel cell, electrolyser, battery ... Continued
Higher and sooner global LNG demand
The global demand for LNG is higher and has happened sooner than analysts originally predicted. However, over the last 6 years in Western Canada, there ... Continued
BC’s new Franchises Act and regulations
BC’s new Franchises Act and regulations took effect on February 1, 2017. “Franchisors who operate or intend to operate franchises in BC must amend or ... Continued
We helped Maple Bear Global Schools sell a valuable portion of its franchise business
Aaron Singer acted as counsel to Maple Bear Global Schools and LACES in connection with the US$50 million sale of the Maple Bear South American ... Continued
Who’s Who Legal recognizes Chris Ramsay
Chris Ramsay has been named as a leading lawyer by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). The WWL recognizes Chris in the areas of asset recovery as ... Continued
The CSA’s proposed ban on embedded commissions
The Canadian Securities Administrators have recently proposed a ban on embedded commissions. In the Advisor.ca, Bernard Pinsky is featured discussing the ban and its implications for ... Continued
Case Comment – S.A. v MVHC, 2017 BCCA 2
This case provided rulings on a few key issues: Is an interest in a discretionary trust an asset? Yes. The interest has no legal value ... Continued
Variation of Insurance Limitation Periods
The Ontario Court of Appeal, in Daverne v. John Switzer Fuels Ltd., 2015 ONCA 919, held that a contractual one-year limitation period, as established in ... Continued
Case Update: Insider Trading and Tipping in Canada and the US
It is now easier for regulators and Courts in Canada and the United States to prove liability in insider trading and tipping cases as a ... Continued
CSA Issues Guidance on Disclosure of Cyber Security Risks and Breach Incidents
On January 19, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) issued CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 51-347, Disclosure of cyber security risks and incidents (the “Notice”). The ... Continued
Reverse Takeovers and Changes of Business Just Got Easier on TSX Venture Exchange
On December 15, 2016 the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) published amendments to their Corporate Finance Manual Policy 5.2 – Changes of Business and Reverse ... Continued