Dans la décision CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v. ITP SA (la « décision »), la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (« CAA ») a passé en revue les principes relatifs au privilège relatif au litige et à la renonciation à ce privilège...more
In CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v. ITP SA (Decision), the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) revisited the principles of privilege and waiver of privilege in the context of two reports that arose from an internal...more
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
Le 19 mai 2023, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a publié sa décision dans l’affaire Hansman c. Neufeld (l’« arrêt Hansman »), soit la plus récente affaire hautement médiatisée portant sur les poursuites « anti-SLAPP »...more
Le nouvel organisme d’autoréglementation (le « nouvel OAR », lequel s’appellera : Organisme canadien de réglementation des investissements ou « OCRI ») exige des courtiers membres canadiens qu’ils tiennent des dossiers...more
The New Self Regulatory Organization (SRO, soon to be called the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization or CIRO) requires Canadian Dealer Members to keep complete and accurate records of client communications for at...more
On May 19, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada (Court) released its decision in Hansman v. Neufeld (Hansman), the latest high-profile anti-SLAPP case in Canada. Hansman clarifies the circumstances in which courts will dismiss a...more
Le 3 août 2021, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont annoncé leur intention de regrouper l’Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières (l’« OCRCVM ») et l’Association...more
On August 3, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it intends to consolidate the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada...more
In Re Osum Oil Sands Corp., the Alberta Securities Commission (the Commission) dismissed the application of Osum Oil Sands Corp. (Osum) to cease trade a hostile take-over bid commenced by Waterous Energy Fund (Waterous), an...more
As technology plays an increasing role in our society, organizations should ensure they are aware of the contractual, privacy and risk mitigation best practices associated with emerging technologies.
Below are five key...more
L’Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières (l’« OCRCVM ») a confié à Deloitte le mandat d’évaluer les avantages et les coûts de son projet de fusion avec l’Association canadienne des fonds...more
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) engaged Deloitte to assess the benefits and costs of consolidating the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and IIROC into a single regulatory...more
On March 5, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced proposed amendments (Proposed Amendments) to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and...more
While many climate change litigation actions have been dismissed by the U.S. courts on the basis of the failure of plaintiffs to establish standing, including in the most recent decision of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...more
The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta illustrated the individualized view Alberta courts take towards the relationship between investors and investment advisors, supervisors and dealer institutions, in its recent decision of...more
On November 20, 2018, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) announced the creation of its whistleblower program (Program) through the adoption of ASC Policy 15-602 Whistleblower Program (Policy) and accompanying amendments...more