Language is Key in Earn-Outs: PART 1
Earn-outs are very common these days in transactions where an owner is selling a business. I’m working on a number of transactions right now that ... Continued
Calculating the costs of pulling the plug on Site C
“The cost of large-scale hydro and run-of-river hydro haven’t gone down, whereas the cost of wind and solar power continue to fall,” explains David Austin ... Continued
Marion Allan is celebrated in the Advocate
Who hikes faster than a speeding bullet and leaps mountains in a single bound? The Honourable Marion J. Allan, of course… And so begins the ... Continued
Lauren Liang republished by Quickscribe Reporter
Lauren Liang’s recent article on inheritance rights of children born out of wedlock was republished by Quickscribe Reporter in its June edition. Quickscribe Reporter is ... Continued
How do strata owners split the proceeds when selling to a developer?
Legislative amendments launched last year to allow strata corporations to sell their entire building and land with 80% owner approval, which has created a wave ... Continued
Conditions to Closing
One term that you may hear when negotiating the sale of your business – or the purchase of a new business – is “conditions precedent” ... Continued
We acted for Pure Multi-Family REIT LP in closing $92 million bought deal
We acted for Pure Multi-Family REIT LP (TSXV: RUF.U, RUF.UN, RUF.DB.U; OTCQX: PMULF) in closing its public offering of 10,281,000 Class A units, on a ... Continued
Rachelle Mezzarobba joins our partnership!
Please join us in congratulating Rachelle Mezzarobba on her new appointment as partner with us. Her hard work and dedication have resulted in many successes ... Continued
Is a child born out of wedlock entitled to inherit under British Columbia succession law?
Since 1927, legislation in British Columbia had provided that in cases of intestacy, children born out of wedlock would inherit on the same basis as ... Continued
OSC Orders Cancellation of Private Placement Shares Issued to Bolster Management Support
In a decision rendered June 16, 2017, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) ordered that private placement shares issued in March 2017 had to be cancelled, ... Continued
Proposed Canadian Prospectus Exemption Allows Restricted Foreign Securities to be Resold on Foreign Exchanges
On June 29, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities (NI 45-102) that would introduce a ... Continued
CRT confirms its jurisdiction to consider the Human Rights Code and whether an enactment has a discriminatory effect
There had been some uncertainty as to the Civil Resolution Tribunal’s jurisdiction over matters relating to human rights issues because the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act ... Continued