Private placement securities litigation in Ontario
This has been the year of cannabis market sector scandals. Headlines have been thick and fast. Investor losses have been significant. A large part of the financing that facilitated the massive growth of the cannabis sector has been through the prospectus exempt issuance of securities (more c…
View the post titled Private placement securities litigation in OntarioSurface water, natural watercourses, and Municipal drains: A brief guide to Drainage Rights in rural Ontario
Do you have a right to block surface water from entering onto your property? Can you modify a natural watercourse? Are you legally obligated to prevent surface water on your property from travelling onto your neighbour’s property? Rural landowners are often confronted with these perplexing i…
View the post titled Surface water, natural watercourses, and Municipal drains: A brief guide to Drainage Rights in rural OntarioData breach highlights how easily it can happen
Data breaches happen a lot more often than people probably realize, says cybersecurity lawyer Peter Dillon during a recent interview with AdvocateDaily.com. See the full article below. Data breach highlights how easily it can happen By Mia Clarke, AdvocateDaily.com Associate Editor Data brea…
View the post titled Data breach highlights how easily it can happenFinancial restatements and leave under part XXIII.1 of the Securities Act in Cappelli v Nobilis Health Corp.: A step in the wrong direction
In Cappelli v Nobilis Health Corp.[1] (“Cappelli”), Justice Perell, for purposes of a leave motion under Part XXIII.1 of Ontario’s Securities Act (“OSA”), considered the evidentiary value of an issuer’s public disclosure that it was restating previous financials and had control weaknesses. H…
View the post titled Financial restatements and leave under part XXIII.1 of the Securities Act in Cappelli v Nobilis Health Corp.: A step in the wrong directionSiskinds LLP class actions team ranked in top band of the Chambers Canada 2020 guide
The class actions team at Siskinds LLP has been ranked in the top band of the Chambers Canada 2020 guide, issued by international legal research organization, Chambers and Partners. The firm was credited with consistently winning praise among interviewees, with sources noting: “It has …
View the post titled Siskinds LLP class actions team ranked in top band of the Chambers Canada 2020 guideRisky business: Alleging cause if you don’t have it
So you have a problem employee that you want to terminate. Your employment lawyer reminds you that you would owe nothing to the employee in a “for cause” termination, but that it’s unlikely that you could prove cause in the circumstances. She then goes on to assess your common law reasonable…
View the post titled Risky business: Alleging cause if you don’t have itGodfrey v Sony: Supreme Court protects victims of price-fixing conspiracies
On September 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision in Godfrey v Sony Corp., a class action related to alleged price-fixing in the market for optical disc drives (“ODDs”). The decision provides clarity on four significant issues in price-fixing litigation. The Co…
View the post titled Godfrey v Sony: Supreme Court protects victims of price-fixing conspiraciesBeyond “9 to 5”: Understanding Ontario’s overtime rules
Aside from some “tweaks”, not much has changed when it comes to the Ontario’s overtime rules[1] in many years. Why then do I see so much employer non-compliance? Are employers unaware of their overtime rights and responsibilities? Or do they simply choose not to comply and hope no one compla…
View the post titled Beyond “9 to 5”: Understanding Ontario’s overtime rulesTermination clause update: The unclear impact of Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679
I have previously discussed the enforceability of termination clauses in former blog posts, available here and here. In short, a long history of inconsistent and amorphous case law has created significant uncertainty among lawyers attempting to advise their clients about whether a given term…
View the post titled Termination clause update: The unclear impact of Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679Federal carbon tax appealed to Supreme Court
On August 28, 2019 the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks announced Ontario’s appeal of the Court of Appeal’s decision on the constitutionality of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to the Supreme Court of Canada. In making the announcement the Minister stated: …
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