The Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal recently released its highly anticipated reasons for cease trading a shareholder rights plan adopted by Bitfarms Ltd. (Bitfarms) with a 15% trigger (15% Rights Plan). In Riot Platforms,...more
11/22/2024
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Bitcoin Mining ,
Canada ,
Capital Markets ,
Exceptional Case ,
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ,
Poison Pill ,
Public Interest ,
Securities Act ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Takeover Bids ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Tribunals
The Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (Tribunal) recently dismissed enforcement proceedings brought against several respondents by the Ontario Securities Commission (Commission) in Cormark Securities Inc (Re). The Commission...more
11/12/2024
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) ,
Capital Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Illegal Activity ,
Ontario ,
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ,
Private Placements ,
Prospectus ,
Public Interest ,
Restricted Stocks ,
Securities Regulation ,
Short Sales ,
Tribunals
In a unanimous decision recently released in Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v Named Person, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) allowed, in part, the appeal from the Court of Appeal of Québec (QCA), which had sealed virtually all...more
Join us for our second Summit on International Investigations and White Collar Defence on May 26 in Montréal. Featuring experts from around the world, including former U.S. AG Loretta Lynch, this unique event brings together...more
Across the globe, courts have rapidly adapted their practices and procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As waves of infections have spread throughout Canada, its courts have fluctuated between resuming activities...more
12/23/2021
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Appellate Courts ,
Best Practices ,
Canada ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Discovery ,
Electronic Filing ,
Ontario ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Remote Hearings ,
Social Distancing ,
Supreme Court of Canada ,
Tax Court ,
Videoconference ,
Virtual Litigation
Across the globe, courts have rapidly adapted their practices and procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As waves of infections have spread throughout Canada, its courts have fluctuated between resuming activities...more