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Elon Musk recently announced that he is backing out of his US$44 billion deal to acquire Twitter, Inc., an agreement the company is seeking to enforce through the U.S. courts. [...]

What began with a pocket dial has turned into one of the largest-scale family feuds in Canadian corporate history. This Friday, November 5, 2021, the B.C. Supreme Court is expected [...]

Originally published April 6, 2021 On April 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application for leave to appeal1 in the matter of Séquestre de Media5 Corporation, a [...]

On November 29, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Notice 51-356 Problematic promotional activities by issuers ('Notice 51-356'). The notice warns issuers to avoid promotional activities that may [...]

On November 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), in a unanimous ruling, held that the Constitution of Canada does not restrict the federal government from establishing a national [...]

On April 4, 2018, in a Notice to Issuers, the TSX Venture Exchange ('TSXV') reminded those considering initial token or coin offerings ('ITO') to refer to the Canadian Securities Administrators [...]

Nowadays, you would be hard pressed to find a crowded room where cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology were not being discussed. The explosive growth of cryptocurrencies has led many to invest [...]

On March 7, 2018 the SEC issued a public statement - 'Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets'. The statement notes that there are a number of [...]

Yesterday, the Canadian Securities Administrators published its CSA Staff Notice 51-352 (Revised) Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities to provide further guidance on disclosure expectations for issuers with US marijuana-related activities. [...]

In recent weeks, The Globe and Mail has published several scathing articles concerning Canadian securities regulators and Canadian capital markets. The Globe identified several deficiencies in the regulators' enforcement and [...]

On October 16, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators ('CSA') set out specific disclosure expectations for issuers that currently have or are in the process of developing cannabis-related activities in the [...]

In a land-mark decision that will surely provide fodder for those concerned with privacy rights in Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada (the 'SCC') has issued a decision on October [...]

In the context of class actions originally initiated before the Quebec Superior Court in 2003, the Supreme Court of Canada ('SCC') has recently confirmed an award against some of the [...]

On February 6, 2014, the Ontario Securities Commission ('OSC') released OSC Staff Notice 51-722 Report on a Review of Mining Issuers' Management's Discussion and Analysis Guidance (the 'Report'). The Report [...]