Publications

Better Access to Capital for TSXV Issuers? New Prospectus Exemption Proposed

By David J. Lowdon

The securities regulatory authorities in all jurisdictions except Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador (the participating jurisdictions) have recently…

Anti-Corruption Compliance: How well are your overseas agents behaving?

By Conor J. Cronin

On August 15, 2013, Nazir Karigar was convicted of bribing an Indian official in order to facilitate the execution of a multi-million dollar contract…

International Guidelines Aim to Ensure Fairness

By John Siwiec

  This article was originally published in the February 14, 2014 issue of the Lawyers Weekly published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. When parties and…

Supreme Court of Canada: Pension Benefits Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Awards

By Karin Pagé

Canada’s highest court released an important decision last December (IBM Canada Limited v. Waterman, 2013 SCC 70) on whether pension benefits should be…

Canada Ratifies World Bank’s Treaty on Investment Disputes

By John Siwiec

On December 1, 2013, Canada became the 150th country to join the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other…

Perlaw Reporter – December 2013

The December edition of the Perlaw Reporter is now available. Please click here to view.

Digital and Internet Age Meet the Law of Search and Seizure

By Margaret Truesdale

The title of this article is taken directly from the first sentence of the Supreme Court of Canada decision of R. v. Vu released November 7, 2013…

Canada’s “Tour Tax”: Will New Foreign Worker Fees Cripple Music Venues?

By Warren L. Creates

As a result of changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, certain venues will need to pay $275 for each individual foreign musician and crew…

Issues to Consider for Corporations Contemplating Crowdfunding

By David J. Lowdon

The Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”), has taken the first step towards considering a potential crowdfunding exemption as part of its wider…

The Bellagio Gambles on “Use” Under Canadian Trade-mark Law and Loses

By Paul W. Braunovan

An administrative decision of the Trade-marks Opposition Board confirms that a trade-mark owner will not be able to prove use of a trade-mark in…

Avoiding a Bad Breakup: The Shareholders’ Agreement

By Conor J. Cronin

After you have decided to go into business with one or a group of other entrepreneurs and your start-up is ready to incorporate, you and your co-founders…

Are You Ready? Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation and its Effect on Businesses

By Philip M. Aubry

You have all received the emails requesting money transfers and/or the emails from a banker claiming you have inherited money from a distant relative or…