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CFI Trust v. Royal Bank of Canada 2013 BCSC 1715 clarifies claims against financial institutions and defences under the Personal Property and Security Act.

In Jetivia SA & Anor v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors, the England and Wales Court of Appeal confirmed and clarified the circumstances in which a director’s knowledge of fraudulent conduct will be attributed to the company.

The recent Ontario Securities progress report on its ongoing exempt market review indicates the OSC is likely to implement four new prospectus exemptions, including a ‘crowdfunding’ exemption.

This article examines the principles that apply to the enforceability of restrictions agreed to in the sale of a business.

Some would call it evolution: others, revolution. Semantic flourishes aside, financial technologies are increasingly in the foreground as drivers of product differentiation and proliferation in the asset-based financing industry.

Authors Kelleher and D'Souza focus on the Proton decision in the English High Court in raising our consciousness of when email exchanges might be taken to comprise enforceable contracts.

Is there a discrete test to determine whether a court will pierce the corporate veil? Brandon Kain writes about a key development in this branch of the law in the UK Supreme Court case, Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd.

Fifth Third Bank v. O’Brien RBC v. Samson Management & Solutions Ltd. et al Coast Mountain Aviation v. M. Brooks Enterprises Ltd. CIT Financial Ltd. v. Mike Closs Logging Ltd. Scott and Pichelli Ltd. v. Eveley International Corp. Puratone Corp. (Re) Re: Bock inc. 2013

Proposed Amendments to the Ontario Payday Loans Act will have consequences for lenders and lessors.

Top 10 things Canadian companies should know when operating abroad.