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Dec 7, 2024 | 
thestarnews.com | Doug Fenton
I find it so interesting and sad how blind are many on the left. Deuel Woodward has made it clear over the years that he is on the left. That’s fine. He has every right to be. However, his skewed view came through particularly in his subject letter, from 11/29. He speaks of potential prosecutions of Democrats on charges This is but one example of many other scenarios at may sometimes be insubstantial.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Doug Fenton |Bosa Kosoric |Robert Staley
As a recent decision by the Australian Takeovers Panel (Panel) has confirmed, Canadian issuers looking to complete a merger or strategic transaction with an Australian counterparty in a Canadian plan of arrangement, subject to Canadian law, will need to give careful consideration to applicable requirements of Australian securities law.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
bennettjones.com | Robert Staley |Bosa Kosoric |Doug Fenton
As a recent decision by the Australian Takeovers Panel (Panel) has confirmed, Canadian issuers looking to complete a merger or strategic transaction with an Australian counterparty in a Canadian plan of arrangement, subject to Canadian law, will need to give careful consideration to applicable requirements of Australian securities law.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Doug Fenton |Matthew Flynn |Simon Grant
CSA Extends Deadline to Delist Stablecoins The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has once again extended the deadline for registered crypto-trading platforms to address trading in value referenced crypto assets (VRCAs). VRCAs, better known as "stablecoins", are crypto assets designed to maintain a stable or pegged value relative to a specified fiat currency or other asset.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Doug Fenton |Robert Staley
[co-author: Emma Danaher - Articling Student]In OneMove Capital Corporation v Dye & Durham Limited, 2024 ONSC 5114 (OneMove), Justice Penny of the Commercial List division of the Ontario Superior Court concluded that shareholders may not submit a proposal under s. 99 of the Ontario Business Corporations Act (OBCA) for the purpose of removing a director from office.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
bennettjones.com | Robert Staley |Doug Fenton
In OneMove Capital Corporation v Dye & Durham Limited, 2024 ONSC 5114 (OneMove), Justice Penny of the Commercial List division of the Ontario Superior Court concluded that shareholders may not submit a proposal under s. 99 of the Ontario Business Corporations Act (OBCA) for the purpose of removing a director from office.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Doug Fenton
It was another active year in securities class actions, with appellate courts demonstrating renewed interest in secondary market misrepresentation claims. In one such decision from February 2024, Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation (Pension Fund, Local 675) v Barrick Gold Corporation (Drywall), the Ontario Court of Appeal re-examined the test for leave to commence a secondary market claim under section 138.3 of the Ontario Securities Act.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
bennettjones.com | Doug Fenton
It was another active year in securities class actions, with appellate courts demonstrating renewed interest in secondary market misrepresentation claims. In one such decision from February 2024, Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation (Pension Fund, Local 675) v Barrick Gold Corporation (Drywall), the Ontario Court of Appeal re-examined the test for leave to commence a secondary market claim under section 138.3 of the Ontario Securities Act.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Doug Fenton |Preet Gill |Robert Staley
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 principle that "every claim is swept into the bankruptcy and that the bankrupt is released from all of them upon being discharged unless the law sets out a clear exclusion or exemption." The Supreme Court’s decision clarifies the differing treatment of administrative...
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
bennettjones.com | Robert Staley |Preet Gill |Doug Fenton |Adam Walji
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 principle that "every claim is swept into the bankruptcy and that the bankrupt is released from all of them upon being discharged unless the law sets out a clear exclusion or exemption." The Supreme Court’s decision clarifies the differing treatment of administrative...
