The concept of Federal Securities Regulation in Canada is perennial. It keeps on coming back, most recently via a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada. Pundits will talk, industry insiders will cross their fingers…
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Are you aware of “Take-Back Laws”? Well, view the video below, and then you’ll understand why we need them!
Should our main focus be on aligning the self interests of investors with those of others or with teaching investors to take others’ interests into account when making decisions?
I have to admit that I called this one. Â As my wife and I were watching CBC’s Dragon’s Den an interesting segment began. Â Before I go into the relevant legal issues in this case, some…
First posted on Commercial Law International on April 26, 2010. So what is brand management law? The best definition that I can give is the law or legal practice that facilitates a company or companies…
Ewok! At times I feel like legal blogging is like Mark Hamill’s career. It will lead to Broadway and cartoon voiceovers rather than Bay Street or serious advocacy. I look after my brother who is…
This is part of the Middle Passage Law Series  and is cross posted on Commercial Law International . American International Group, better know by its acronym AIG, it seems these days can rarely catch a break….
First posted on Commercial Law International on Feb 24, 2010. By: Carsten Lexa Money helps a lot when it comes to exchanging goods. One buys the goods, pays with cash and takes the goods away. So…
There has been a great deal of discussion among legal commentators about the failure of hourly billing for legal services and the need for alternatives. The most recent article I’ve seen is in the CBA’s…
A single gold ring leaves in its wake, on average, 20 tons of mine waste. Bill C-300 Purpose 3. The purpose of this Act is to ensure that corporations engaged in mining, oil or gas…
What’s in it for RIM? Patents. Currently RIM pays millions of dollars for patents to use in their blackberry devices. However, RIM would save some big figures with the purchase of Nortel’s patents, because the…
JLL drops Patheon bid, freezes out new suitor Step asside BCE and Peoples, make way for Patheon v. JLL! I must begin by declaring my personal involvement: I own a modest block of Patheon shares…
