CSA Targets Brokers to Raise Conduct Standards
On April 28, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Consultation Paper 33-404 (“CP 33-404”) which proposes for discussion regulatory action to hold securities ... Continued
Hot Topics Seminar on Tax Issues Relating to Stock Options – May 18, 2016
Virgil Hlus and Angela Blake are speaking at an upcoming event being put on by Manning Elliott Accountants & Business Advisors.
TSX Venture Exchange Announces Four Character Stock Symbol Reservations
The TSX Venture Exchange has announced that it is accepting initial reservation requests for four letter root trading symbols.
CSA Targets Brokers to Raise Conduct Standards
CSA targets brokers to raise conduct standards.
Choosing between arbitration and litigation? Look to your contract and ponder the pitfalls
Parties considering whether to resolve disputes through arbitration or litigation should first look to their agreements to determine the appropriate course. Two recent out-of-province decisions ... Continued
Exempt Distribution Reports to Require More Information
Effective June 30, 2016, form 45-106F1 “Report of Exempt Distribution”, required for most securities issuances other than prospectus offerings, will require issuers to disclose more ... Continued
Physician-Assisted Death – Bill C-14
Federal government introduces bill to legalize medical assistance in dying.
Federal Court of Appeal considers “special circumstances” in appeal of trademark expungement
Federal Court of Appeal considers “special circumstances” in appeal of trade-mark expungement
Exempt Distribution Reports to Require More Information
Exempt distribution reports to require more information.
Recent Developments in the Regulation of Defensive Tactics in Canadian Take-over Bids – Part III
This is the third and last instalment of a three part article. In the first part, we discussed the basic concepts and guiding principles applied ... Continued
Location Matters: The Perils of Geographic Names as Trademarks
When choosing a trade or business name, it may seem like a good idea to incorporate the location of your business into the name. There ... Continued
Patenting Inventions by Public Servants
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal recently considered the patenting of inventions by public servants in the case Louis Brown et al. v. Her Majesty the ... Continued