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Shareholder agreements are a frequently used tool when individuals or companies establish a new company or invest in an existing company. In general terms, a ... Continued
Intellectual property assets, such as registered patent rights, are routinely becoming a more substantial component of a company’s overall value when a merger or acquisition ... Continued
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, or “CASL” as it is commonly known, has not yet entered into force, and is not expected to come into force until ... Continued
Supreme Court Provides Further Clarification on Test for Incapacity
In a Bulletin dated April 12, 2013, the TSX Venture Exchange extended a program providing for temporary relief from certain private placement pricing requirements until August 31, 2013. These temporary measures will permit, in limited circumstances, an issuer listed on the TSX Venture Exchange to price a share/unit offering at an offering price below $0.05, to offer a convertible debenture with a conversion price below $0.10 and to offer a warrant with an exercise price below $0.10.
When dealing with most legal issues in strata corporations, the first place to look for guidance is the Strata Property Act. However, other legislation can ... Continued
Strata Property Act, SBC 1998, c. 43, s. 116 Determine claims pursuant to s. 116(1) of the Strata Property Act which may be included in ... Continued
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) recently confirmed the binding nature of bought deal engagement letters when it awarded a judgment of $16,042,669 plus interest and costs in favour of Stetson Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXV: SSN), a junior oil and gas exploration company, and against Thomas Weisel Partners Canada Inc. (now Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc.) (“Weisel”), an investment bank and a securities dealer, for Weisel’s failure to close a bought deal private placement pursuant to an engagement letter with Stetson.
This article summarizes the 2013 Vancouver Real Estate Forum.
Historically, nasty things happen in the middle of March and this year is no exception. On March 21 and 22, 2013, respectively: The Saskatchewan Court ... Continued
First Majestic Silver’s acquisition of Silvermex Resources is ranked in the top 25 on Business in Vancouver‘s list of the “Biggest mergers and acquisitions of ... Continued
Veronica Franco was quoted in an April 5, 2013 article in The Vancouver Sun on the rising popularity of strata borrowing. Veronica, who usually represents ... Continued