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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Procédures quasi criminelles : la CVMO relève la barre mais éprouve des difficultés

Un survol de la dernière année montre que la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario (la « CVMO ») a augmenté de façon marquée son recours aux procédures judiciaires quasi criminelles. Ceci indique la volonté nouvelle...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Quasi-Criminal Proceedings: OSC Raises Stakes and Grapples With Results

A survey of the past year shows that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has markedly increased its focus on quasi-criminal court proceedings, indicating a new willingness by the regulator to aggressively prosecute...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.21.2020 | Top Story: World Economic Forum Kicks Off in Davos

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As it kicked off its 50th annual gathering today, the World Economic Forum in Davos is facing some hard questions—both about the state of the ideals it has long espoused (“open borders, liberal democracy and free borders,” to...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Crossing the Line? Immigration Consequences of Marijuana Use

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In 2018, marijuana was legalized for recreational use nationwide in Canada. New York state is also in the process of legalizing marijuana for recreational use; however, it remains illegal under federal law. As noted...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - January 2019 #3

Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission filed an enforcement action against nine defendants related to its 2017 discovery that its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system used for receiving...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Precedent Setting Alberta OHS Case: Excavation Company Director Sentenced to Jail

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A precedent setting occupational health and safety (OHS) case was heard in the Alberta Court yesterday. For the first time in Alberta's history, a worker who was also a company director was sentenced to jail for a period of...more

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Ontario, Canada: Employer Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison for Non-Payment of Wages

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The former owner of two defunct businesses has been sentenced to 30 days in prison for non-payment of more than $125,000 in wages owed to 43 employees. The employer was convicted of failing to comply with an Order to Pay made...more

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