By Zach Lechner-Sung It is time for a brand new Friday Finds, the weekly series where we share corporate and securities law headlines that caught our attention. Today we will be covering some recent announcements from IIROC, proposed changes to Ontario’s Business Corporations Act, and a recent SCC decision regarding long-term incentive plans. Let’s dive …
Friday News Finds – October 9, 2020
By Thien Hoang Happy Friday CBLB readers! Welcome back to another instalment of Friday Finds, a weekly series where we share recent highlights in Canadian business law. This week, we are covering Canada’s infrastructure growth plan, a recent SCC corporate bankruptcy case, and developments in Canada's Responsible Business Conduct strategy. Last week, the Government of …
Friday News Finds – October 2, 2020
By Zach Lechner-Sung Welcome back to Friday Finds, the recurring series where we discuss the week’s top business law stories. This week, we will be covering recent criticism over CPPIB’s investment practices, developments regarding the Keystone XL pipeline, and some proposed changes to securities regulation in British Columbia and the United States. The Canada Pension …
Friday News Finds – September 25, 2020
By Bryan Yau We have made it through another week, which means that it is time for another instalment of Friday Finds! In this weekly series, we share notable business law stories and developments that have dominated recent headlines and discussions. This week, we are covering two stories and flagging three ongoing events: The Canadian …
Friday News Finds – September 18, 2020
By Thien Hoang Another week has gone by and that means another installment of Friday Finds! What better way to distract you from the bombardment of COVID-19 and US election news than with some recent business and securities law stories making the rounds in Canada. Yesterday, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) adopted final rules for …
Friday News Finds – September 11, 2020
By Zach Lechner-Sung Welcome back to the Canadian Business Law Blog! It has almost been a year since our last post, and a lot has changed since then. As the world adjusts to the “new normal”, the Canadian legal landscape continues to evolve and address disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we will be …
Uber v Heller: Argument Roundup
By Alyssa King, The Supreme Court heard argument in Uber v. Heller on November 6. The case pits the ride-sharing and food-delivery behemouth against an UberEats driver, David Heller who used its app to deliver food in Toronto. If Uber gets its way, Heller’s only option will be an individual International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) …
Friday News Finds – October 25, 2019
By Danica Bennewies Happy Friday, CBLB readers! Welcome back to Friday Finds, the weekly series where we share five of the top corporate and securities law headlines that grabbed our attention over the week. While Canadians were pretty focused on the federal election this week, a lot happened on the corporate and securities law front …
Friday News Finds – October 18, 2019
By Richard Neil Kennedy We missed you last week, but we are back with another round of Friday Finds on the CBLB! Some of the news stories dominating the headlines these past two weeks include developments in the class action against Barrick Gold, new investment tools offered by the British Columbia Securities Commission, and further …
Friday News Finds – October 4, 2019
By Danica Bennewies We made it to the end of another week, which means its time for another instalment of Friday Finds. In this weekly series on the CBLB we share five of the top corporate and securities law stories that dominated the headlines, as well as our conversations, over the past week. We have …
