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Document(s) published by this organization: 60
Show: results per page Sort by:  | New ICA Developments - Tougher Measures for SOE Investments
Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 3, 2013 As part of its budget bill likely to come into force early this summer, the Government of Canada this week introduced legislation implementing its new policy for the review of investments by foreign state-owned enterprises (“SOEs”) and other amendments to the Investment Canada Act...
| | CAVCO Lead Performer Policy - Comment Period Closes May 31, 2013
David Zitzerman; Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article April 24, 2013, previously published on April 19, 2013 The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) released today for comment its policy on lead performers and the documentary exception. The comment period closes May 31, 2013.
| | BCSC Cease Trades Aurizon Mines Ltd. Poison Pill (Again)
Jonathan Lampe, Neill May, Grant McGlaughlin; Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013, previously published on March 28, 2013 The future of shareholder rights plans (or “poison pills”), a commonly used tool in the take-over bid world, is up in the air. As outlined in our March 15, 2013 Update, “Canadian Securities Regulators Propose New Regimes for Shareholder Rights Plans”, Canadian securities...
| | Basel III - Amendments to the Liquidity Coverage Ratio
Francesca Guolo, Andrew Lahey, Lisa Mantello; Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published on March 20, 2013 On January 6, 2013, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (the “GHOS”), which oversees the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”), announced it would be amending the Basel III liquidity coverage ratio (the “LCR”). In connection...
| | Canadian Securities Regulators Propose New Regimes for Shareholder Rights Plans
Jonathan Feldman, Neill May, Grant McGlaughlin, Michael Partridge, Sondra Rebenchuk; Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 15, 2013 On March 14, 2013, Canadian securities regulators published two separate proposals that would significantly change the rules concerning common defensive tactics in the face of hostile take-over bids and the manner in which contests for corporate control are regulated and conducted.
| | CSA Proposes Significant Amendments to Early Warning Regime
John Connon, Jonathan Feldman; Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have proposed a sweeping set of amendments to improve the early warning regime in the wake of increased shareholder activism, and to bring it into conformity with the regimes of other key jurisdictions, including the United States and the United Kingdom.
| | Ontario Court Awards Damages Against Underwriter Over Broken Bought Deal
Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 8, 2013 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Stetson Oil & Gas Ltd. v. Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. recently awarded $16 million in damages against an underwriter that failed to complete a “bought deal” financing it proposed. The decision confirms the generally held industry view that...
| | OSC Staff Comments on Notice-and-Access Issues Affecting OBCA Companies
Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 6, 2013 As outlined in our earlier client updates, the recent adoption by the Canadian Securities Administrators of notice-and-access rules, the intention of which is to streamline and facilitate electronic communication with shareholders, has spawned a host of technical concerns and uncertainties.
| | Industry Canada Announces Availability of Exemption for CBCA Issuers Seeking to Adopt New Notice-And-Access System
Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 1, 2013 In December 2012, we reported that the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) adopted new notice-and-access rules. The new rules, which came into force on February 13, 2013, allow issuers to send proxy-related materials to registered and beneficial shareholders by:
| | Court of Appeal Decision Provides Guidance on Restrictive Covenants
Goodmans LLP - Toronto;
Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 1, 2013 The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Martin v. ConCreate USL Limited Partnership provides important guidance on the enforceability (and the limits of enforceability) of non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants.
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