New Family Law Act and Wills Variation Act Claim
Discussion of the new Family Law Act and Wills Variations claims
Discounts Rates Going Down, Damage Awards Going Up!
Discount rates are used to calculate the present day value of a loss of future income or cost of future care that is awarded as ... Continued
Regulation FD Applies to Disclosure made through Social Media Channels
The SEC concluded that Regulation FD applies to disclosure made through social media channels.
Regulation FD Applies to Disclosure made through Social Media Channels
On April 2, 2013 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a report of its investigation on whether Netflix, Inc. (“Netflix”) and its Chief Executive Officer, Reed Hastings (“Hastings”), violated Regulation FD and Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 when on July 3, 2012, Hastings announced on his personal Facebook page that Netflix had streamed 1 billion hours of content in the month of June. Though the SEC did not pursue enforcement action in the matter, it clarified in its report that Regulation FD applies to issuer communications and disclosures through social media channels, and that SEC’s Commission Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites, Release No. 34-58288 (Aug. 7, 2008) (the “Guide”) also applies to corporate disclosures made through social media channels. The report also suggests that Regulation FD and the Guide apply to “push” technologies, such as email alerts and RSS feeds, and “interactive” communication tools, such as blogs.
Advance Care Planning and Representation Agreements
Dicussion on advance care planning and representation agreements
Ebb and flow of courts’ enforcement of contract notice requirements
A long line of Canadian court decisions have looked at the issue of whether the contractor’s compliance with contract notice requirements is a condition precedent ... Continued
TSXV Extends Temporary Measures to Match Tough Financing Conditions
The TSXV extended temporary measures to match tough financing conditions.
Probate Rules Updated
Discussion on WESA and the probate rules being updated
Unanimous Shareholder Agreements and Section 137 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia): A Comparison
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
Patent Due Diligence in M&A Transactions
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
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
Supreme Court Provides Further Clarification on Test for Incapacity