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The "Compass Rose" Method for Corporate Witness Interviews
Investment Management and Private Funds Roundtable: TALF 2020 and PPP Update
Securities Litigation and Disclosure Issues
Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Regulatory and Enforcement Update
Podcast: Non-binding Guidance: SEC Disclosure Issues for Life Sciences Companies
Life Sciences Quarterly (Q3 2019): SEC Enforcement and Class Actions Regarding FDA Communications
Podcast: Credit Funds: What Managers Need to Know and Practical Tips to Avoid Insider Trading Risks
In our 2024 edition of Looking Forward, we review notable class action developments from the past year and consider what recent trends in the law might tell us about what to expect in the years ahead....more
In ruling that a securities regulatory authority's disgorgement orders (a sanction stemming from misconduct) survive a bankruptcy discharge while its administrative penalties do not, the Supreme Court of Canada endorsed the...more
In MM Fund v. Excelsior Mining Corp. (MM Fund), the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld a decision striking a plaintiff's certification application because the plaintiff mutual fund was not a resident of British Columbia. Under s....more
In Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation (Pension Fund, Local 675) v. Barrick Gold Corporation, 2024 ONCA 105, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court’s decision denying in part the motion for leave to commence...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
We begin with an update on a trilogy of privacy class actions appeals in which plaintiffs sought, unsuccessfully, to expand the tort of intrusion upon seclusion. Next, we canvass the various approaches of Ontario courts...more
Des amendes totalisant plus de 1 G$ US infligées récemment aux États-Unis dans le cadre d’une série de règlements liés à des manquements aux exigences relatives à la tenue de documents rappellent aux maisons de courtage...more
A series of recent settlements in the United States relating to record-keeping violations, with fines totalling over US$1-billion, offer a reminder to Canadian securities firms of the importance of supervising the forms of...more
The test for leave to bring a secondary market securities misrepresentation claim under section 138.3 of the Ontario Securities Act (OSA) has been the source of much confusion and conflicting jurisprudence. In a series of...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently announced an amendment to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (NI 45-106) that introduces a new prospectus exemption (the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption)...more
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Baldwin v Imperial Metals Corporation, 2021 ONCA 838 [Imperial Metals] and provided additional guidance on the role public correction plays in secondary market...more
Le 15 juillet 2021, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié les modifications définitives (les « modifications ») du Règlement 31-103 sur les obligations et dispenses d’inscription et les...more
On July 15, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published final amendments (Amendments) to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and Companion...more
Dans une série de procédures administratives récentes de la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario (la « CVMO »), le personnel de la Mise en application de la CVMO (le « personnel ») a cherché à présenter des...more
In a series of recent Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) administrative proceedings, enforcement staff of the OSC (Staff) have sought to present the allegations against respondents in a manner that would, if accepted,...more
On March 25, 2019, Judge Christina A. Snyder of the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion to dismiss a class action filed against a Canadian silver company (the “Company”),...more
Recently in Ema Garp Fund v. Banro Corp., Case No. 18-01986 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 21, 2019), the District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims against defendants Banro Corporation ("Banro")...more
Climate change disclosure is receiving greater attention from Canadian public companies and their investors. As various legal claims begin to shape the world of climate change litigation, both in and outside of Canada,...more
In its decision in Yip v. HSBC Holdings PLC, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the proper interpretation of “responsible issuer” in the context of a statutory claim for secondary market misrepresentation under Part...more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Reduces Risk for Customer Funds Held by Derivatives Clearing Organizations by Expanding Investment Options - On July 19, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the...more
The British Columbia Court of Appeal (Court) recently released its decision in Davis v. British Columbia (Securities Commission) (Davis), overturning the decision of the B.C. Securities Commission (Commission) to impose a...more
In LBP Holdings Ltd. v Hycroft Mining Corporation, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied the plaintiff’s motion to certify a class action in common law negligence and negligent misrepresentation against the...more
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Finkelstein v. Ontario Securities Commission clarifies when a recipient of material, non-public information (MNPI) about a public issuer (a “tippee”) may be liable for insider trading...more
With the beginning of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Winter Session on January 8, the Supreme Court of Canada entered a new era following the retirement of former Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin and the appointment of Chief...more