Les membres du groupe Litiges en valeurs mobilières de Blakes ont cerné cinq décisions de 2023 particulièrement dignes d’intérêt. Dans le présent bulletin, nous examinons ces décisions, lesquelles ont été rendues par des...more
The Blakes national Securities Litigation team has identified, and examines in this article, five noteworthy cases from 2023. These cases from across Canada span various tribunals, including the Supreme Court of Canada, Court...more
As Justice Tyndale once stated in a decision rendered by the Quebec Court of Appeal (QCA), "It is common sense that a secret once revealed is a secret no longer." This adage has since been widely used in support of the...more
On dira, à l’instar du Juge Tyndale, alors qu’il était à la Cour d’appel du Québec, « qu’un secret, une fois révélé, cesse de l’être ». Cet adage a longtemps été repris afin de soutenir le principe voulant qu’un secret...more
In Quebec, lobbyists carrying out their activities with public office holders have been governed since 2002 by provisions of the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act (Act). Essentially, the purpose of the Act is to ensure the...more
Depuis 2002, les lobbyistes qui exercent des activités auprès de titulaires d’une charge publique sont régis par les dispositions de la Loi sur la transparence et l’éthique en matière de lobbyisme (la « Loi »). Cette dernière...more
In the run-up to the provincial election in Quebec, which is set to take place on October 3, 2022, businesses and organizations should be reminded of the importance of adhering to the framework governing political activity...more
À l’approche des prochaines élections provinciales québécoises, qui se tiendront le 3 octobre prochain, il est essentiel de rappeler aux entreprises et aux organisations l’importance de respecter le cadre rigoureux qui régit...more
In the run-up to the provincial election in Quebec, which is set to take place on October 3, 2022, businesses and organizations are reminded of the importance of adhering to the rules pertaining to financing, election...more
À l’approche des prochaines élections provinciales québécoises, lesquelles se tiendront le 3 octobre prochain, il convient de rappeler aux entreprises et aux organisations qui comptent participer à ce processus politique...more
The recommendations of the Charbonneau Commission report filed in November 2015 continue to resonate within the Quebec legislative landscape. An Act to increase the jurisdiction and independence of the Anti-Corruption...more
As part of Canada’s 2013 significant overhaul to its foreign corrupt practices regime, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), Canada indicated an intention to repeal the exception for facilitation payments....more
Canadian securities regulators often cooperate with their counterparts abroad due to the increasingly global nature of securities regulation. Canadian securities regulators have entered into several agreements or memoranda of...more
On September 15, 2015, the Court of Québec rendered a judgment? in which it found a former mayor and a vice-president of an engineering firm guilty of several criminal offences relating to municipal corruption. These...more
On July 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) denied leave to appeal to an in-house counsel (referred to as Ms. X to protect her identity) in the case of X v. Autorité des marchés financiers. The SCC thus maintained the...more
On June 11, 2015, Quebec’s Minister for Mines introduced a bill before the Quebec National Assembly that proposes to impose mandatory reporting requirements on businesses operating in the mining and oil and gas sectors. The...more