The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we review the Manti Holdings decision from Delaware.
For boards, nominees and nominating shareholders, the decision is a reminder of the...more
4/24/2025
/ Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Litigation ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Governance ,
Delaware ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Nominee Directors ,
Risk Management ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we review 10 developments that general counsel and directors of Canadian public companies, and their investors, should know for 2025 and...more
1/29/2025
/ Activist Investors ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Board of Directors ,
Canada ,
Canadian Securities Administration ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Investors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Supreme Court of Canada ,
Tax Policy
The corporate life of a nominee director has been characterized as having the potential to be “neither happy nor long.” In this Governance Insights article, we discuss the fundamental fiduciary considerations that nominee...more
When is a board of directors permitted to withhold information from one of its members? Although the Canadian corporate statutes generally grant directors a blanket right to inspect board and committee minutes, there is...more
The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we explore 10 important trends that will help general counsel and boards navigate the year ahead. In order to help you with your strategic...more
1/25/2024
/ Activist ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) ,
Canadian Securities Administration ,
CBCA ,
CEOs ,
Competition Act ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Glass Lewis ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Target Company