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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.

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.

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.

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.

Privacy Requirements in the Era of Cloud Computing

  • February 15, 2013
  • Lisa R. Lifshitz

In June, 2012 Canada's privacy regulators issued a joint document titled Cloud Computing for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Privacy Responsibilities and Considerations.