Publications for 2012

Revised Disclosure Requirements for Venture Issuers - David J. Lowdon

May 10, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD The Canadian Securities Administrators recently published a proposed new National Instrument 51-103 Ongoing Governance and Disclosure Requirements for Venture Issuers and Related ...

Intellectual Property Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions - Paul S. Sharpe

May 04, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD Intellectual Property may be part of a company that is acquired or with which another company merges. The Intellectual Property can take the form of Trademarks, Patents, Designs, ...

The Accidental American - Gregory Sanders

April 30, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD Some people estimate that there are approximately one million U.S. citizens living in Canada. Surprisingly, not all of these U.S. citizens have been compliant with their U.S. ...

Listen to that Trade-Mark: Protecting Sounds as Trade-marks in Canada - Paul W. Donovan

April 20, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD Sound marks are a sub-category of trade-marks that involve the use of a particular distinctive sound in order to distinguish one’s goods and services from the goods and ...

Invasion of Privacy: An Actionable Wrong in Ontario - Emily S. S. Rahn

April 10, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD Recently, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a landmark decision confirming the existence of a new tort in Ontario. In Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32, the Court of Appeal ...

Is There Such a Thing as a Perpetual Debt? - Michael Brown

March 19, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD At some point, you may be asked by a friend or spouse to “guarantee” a contract. Guarantees exist for commercial sale agreements, bank loans, mortgages, apartment ...

The Financial System Review Act and the Future of Bank Act Security Registrations - James M. O. Miller

March 16, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD Every five years, the Canadian federal government must review legislation governing federally regulated financial institutions. The federal government has introduced Bill S-5 ...

SEC Limits Non-Public Initial Review Submissions for Foreign Private Investors - By Tiffany Lee Bianchi

March 14, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD What will this mean for Canadian companies seeking to list in the U.S.? On December 8, 2011 the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the ...

Responding in “good faith” clarified in Canada - Mark F. Vickers, Ph.D., Patent Agent

February 23, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal case of Corlac Inc. v. Weatherford Canada Ltd. (2011 FCA 228 [Weatherford]) has provided a welcome clarification to good faith requirements in ...

Emergency Injunctive Relief By Ontario Courts - By Owen Bourns

February 17, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD A frequent concern in bringing a lawsuit to solve a problem is that it often takes a long time for lawsuits to get resolved (i.e. years rather than months). This is particularly ...

Investing Abroad: Minimize Your Risks by Taking Advantage of International Investment Agreements and International Arbitration - By John Siwiec

February 09, 2012

PDF DOWNLOAD Does your company has an investment abroad or is it thinking about expanding its operations internationally? International investment agreements (IIAs) offer significant protections ...

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