Cases March 07, 2013 Jennifer Babe Eagle Eye Investments Inc. v. CPC Networks, 2012;; Hav-A-Kar Leasing Ltd. v. Vekselshtein, 2012;; Wynndel Lumber Sales Ltd. v. Shukin, 2013;; Monical v. 0793545 B.C. Ltd., 2013; Ted LeRoy Trucking Ltd. (Re), 2012
Supreme Court of Canada March 07, 2013 Jennifer Babe Sun Indalex Finance; LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, on appeal from 2011 ONCA 578
Legislation March 07, 2013 Jennifer Babe The Jobs and Growth Act, 2012 (Canada) was passed in December 2012.
Cross Border Corner - Federal Trade Commission Announces Increased HSR Thresholds February 15, 2013 On January 10, 2013, the United States Federal Trade Commission released the annual jurisdictional thresholds that trigger the requirement to file a premerger notification and report form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.
Introducing the Cross Border Corner February 15, 2013 Lauren D. Rachlin I am honoured to have been selected as the founding chair of the OBA Business Law Section's newest committee - the International Business Law Committee. I take both of those words very seriously. As the founding committee, those who join will help chart a new course.
Minutes and Notes of Board Meetings February 15, 2013 Hartley R. Nathan, QC Both the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Ontario Business Corporations Act set out the requirements for keeping minute books. Learn more in this article from CCH Canadian's publication, Directors' Briefing.
Are Factoring Transactions True Sales? Should Factors Care? A US Perspective February 15, 2013 Haywood A. Barnes This article was written in response to questions from my factoring clients regarding whether factoring transactions constitute “true sales” of accounts receivable and, if not, why and what are the ramifications.
Activism on the Agenda February 15, 2013 Andrew MacDougall, Donald Gilchrist, Donald Ross 2012 was a watershed for shareholder activism in Canada. While the number of proxy contests has increased over the last decade, rarely have Canada’s largest companies been the target of activist activity, let alone the target of a successful activist campaign.
The Controlling Mind in Company Law: An Examination of Corporate Identity and the Corporate Veil February 15, 2013 David Chaiton Amid the gains garnered by commerce through the invention of legal personalities wise institutions have striven to provide checks and balances to the self-interested exercise of power. In the evolution of our commercial law, a recurring and unifying theme is that power begets responsibility.
Canada Makes Changes to Investment Canada Regime February 15, 2013 Neil Campbell, James Musgrove, Stephen Wortley, Martin Masse, Devin Anderson On December 7, 2012, Industry Canada released widely anticipated revisions to guidelines on the review of proposed investments by foreign state-owned enterprises under the Investment Canada Act.