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2 months ago | 
bennettjones.com | Melanie Aitken |Sabrina A. Bandali |Thomas A. Bauer |David Bursey |James Clare |Curtis Cusinato | +32 more
Bennett Jones has been recognized in the Chambers Global Guide 2025, with 49 lawyers ranked across 19 practice areas. Clients in Canada and around the world trust us to navigate their most complex legal matters. Our inclusion in the Chambers Global Guide 2025 highlights our commitment to an exceptional client experience, deep industry knowledge and long-standing client relationships.
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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 11, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Matthew Flynn |Kim Lawton |Cheryl Woodin |Robert Staley
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. Stablecoins have become
popular with crypto investors and are frequently used to facilitate
the trading, borrowing and lending of other crypto assets.
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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 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...
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May 3, 2024 | 
bennettjones.com | Munaf Mohamed KC |Robert Staley |Richard Swan |Cheryl Woodin
Bennett Jones has six lawyers ranked in Benchmark's Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada for 2024, more than any other firm. The Top 50 is an elite echelon that covers a wide range of practice areas across Canada, and captures truly the best of the best in trial law. Bennett Jones has also been ranked in the top category as a Highly Recommended Firm in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec in the 2024 Edition of Benchmark Canada.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Doug Fenton |Nathan Shaheen |Robert Staley
[co-author: Asif Zalfackruddin - Articling Student]In Buduchnist Credit Union Limited v. 2321197 Ontario Inc., 2024 ONCA 57 (Buduchnist),the Court of Appeal for Ontario has affirmed that superior courts have broad and flexible jurisdiction to address breaches of interlocutory Mareva orders granted to freeze a defendant's assets pending trial. The Court of Appeal has also affirmed a broad approach to the assets captured by Mareva injunctions issued based on the Commercial List Model Mareva Order.
