This decision by the Supreme Court of Canada marks an important development in the law relating to directors» personal liability and refines our understanding of this key component of
Canadian corporate law.
This decision by the Supreme Court of Canada marks an important development in the law relating to directors» personal liability in connection with the oppression remedy and refines our understanding of this key component of
Canadian corporate law.
Under
Canadian corporate law, a corporation's day - to - day activities and decisions are achieved through a board of directors, comprised of individuals who are appointed as directors.
But the Court's decision also offers an intriguing (if veiled) hint at the near future of
Canadian corporate law jurisprudence, including the possibility of recognizing the principle of enterprise liability in respect of close corporate groups.
If you look in a law textbook published in these two countries you will not encounter many periods in citations, even when the topic is
Canadian corporate law.
As Canada marked its 150th birthday last year, a new report by Thomson Reuters and Acritas — the 2018 State of
Canadian Corporate Law Departments — takes a look back at trends in the Canadian corporate and legal industry over the past five years in order to better understand how the modern legal department has evolved.
It is the board's job to balance the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders in making decisions for the company and
Canadian corporate law imposes fiduciary duties on directors to act in the best interest of the corporation in doing that job.
This decision relied substantially on its previous holding in Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise, where the Court emphasized how
Canadian corporate law differed from other jurisdictions,
The Blog brings together various stakeholders to explore current trends, best practices and policy initiatives relating to
Canadian corporate law, securities regulation and financial markets generally.
Not exact matches
Under
Canadian law, the same donation, because of its size and its
corporate origins, would have been doubly illegal.
The
Canadian Business
Law Blog is an initiative of the Faculty of
Law, University of Toronto, and is led by Professor Anita Anand, J. R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and
Corporate Governance.
David R. Beatty, former Managing Director of the
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance; Kevin Cameron, co-founder and former President of Glass, Lewis & Co.; Jesse Fried, Co-Director, Berkeley Center for
Law, Business and the Economy; Bengt Hallqvist, Founder of the Brazilian Institute for
Corporate Governance; Charles Macek, recent Chairman of the Australian Financial Reporting Council; David Nierenberg, President of Nierenberg Investment Management Company; and Ned Regan, Professor, Baruch College.
Four out of five respondents agree that Canada's
laws for dealing with companies involved in unethical or corrupt
corporate practices should be similar to those in other developed countries, so that
Canadian companies are operating on a level playing field with their foreign competitors.
Interviewed by Jennifer Brown of
Canadian Lawyer InHouse magazine for a story relating to a
corporate governance public report distributed by a
law firm, December 19, 2013.
We have a team that will provide assistance in packaging design, labeling (meeting both
Canadian and US label
laws), and graphics to fit with your
corporate image.
- CGA, March 14, 2013 Presenter: The Prudent Investor Rule - Institute of
Corporate Directors, November 2011 Presenter: The Prudent Investor Rule - Certified General Accountants (CGA), October 2011 Presenter: The Prudent Investor Rule -
Canadian Bar, Wills & Estates Section, May 2011 Presenter: The Prudent Investor Rule - Edmonton Estate Planning Council, March 2011 Presenter: The Prudent Investor Rule - Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners, Jan. 2011 Presenter: The Prudent Investor Rule - Miller Thomson
Law Firm, November 2010
Here are some of the notable highlights: The
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA), the voice of Canada's in - house counsel, signed on as Stem Legal's newest client Randy McClanahan of commercial litigation
law firm McClanahan Myers Espey explains why bankruptcy attorneys should work on a contingency fee basis West Palm Beach criminal... more»
He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for his practice in Banking and Finance
law,
Corporate law, and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring
law and listed in the
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
He has been recognized for his practice in
Corporate law by Best Lawyers in Canada for the past three years and is also ranked in the
Canadian Legal Lexpert ® Directory.
Advising on the development of global policies and
Canadian corporate compliance policies concerning interactions with health professionals, reflecting the requirements of federal and provincial
laws and regulations and industry codes of conduct, including the Innovative Medicines Canada Code of Ethical Practices, MEDEC Code of Conduct on Interactions with Health Professionals, provincial health profession
laws and regulations, advertising
laws and government requirements arising from registered vendor agreements.
The
corporate law statutes of other
Canadian jurisdictions, including Manitoba's The Corporations Act, contain similar and often identically phrased obligations.
The Top 25 Most Influential 2014 Always the most - read story of the year in
Canadian Lawyer, the 2014 iteration celebrated some amazing lawyers in five categories:
corporate - commercial
law; changemakers; criminal and human rights
law; government, associations, and non-profits including public inquiries and officers of Parliament; and the all - new world stage.
Rosen practised
corporate law for some years and now runs the
Canadian retail chain known for its men's fine clothing.
Following up on the shocking events of last week, former board members of the
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, sent out another statement «in response to media and public enquiries» to clarify some issues regarding the rift that caused the
Canadian Bar Association to send the 23 - member CCCA board and executive director packing last week (see
Law Times story for details.).
As for a sense of how customers feel about the
corporate brands of multinational legal publishers, one need only attend the annual meetings of the
Canadian Association of
Law Libraries to get a sense of the disconnect that exists in the market between the providers and consumers of legal information on issues relating to updating and pricing in particular.
Civil
law: The individual respondent, Larry Hrynew, and
corporate respondent,
Canadian American Financial Corp., were found liable of civil conspiracy against the respondent, Harish Bhasin, by the Alberta Court of Queens» Bench.
This annual conference seeks to provide
Corporate Commercial and Information Technology («IT») lawyers and business people with an opportunity to learn about the most recent and significant developments in
Canadian and international IT
Law, to benefit from an analysis of such developments as provided by leading practitioners and to network with leading colleagues in the area.
In the study we found that power was associated with
law firm MPs» leadership success; interestingly, power also predicts the success of
corporate CEOs and both American and
Canadian political candidates (measured by the number of votes they get).
Associations such as the
Canadian Bar Association, the
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, the Association of
Corporate Counsel and
law firms and service providers such as Thomson Reuters (publisher of
Canadian Lawyer) are routinely offering opportunities to hear about, see the tool offerings and speak with these service providers about how they can help.
In June, she was the
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Award of Excellence recipient, and in May she was awarded the Osgoode Hall
Law School Dean's Alumni Gold Key Award.
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Canadian citizens, permanent residents within the meaning of s. 2 (1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. F - 7, and bodies
corporate incorporated and continued under the
laws of Canada or a province who have used one or more Wireless Devices since 2001; and
This year, 218
law department leaders from
Canadian corporations and government participated in the
Corporate Counsel Survey.
Canadian law societies ought to be paying close attention to the control that
corporate clients exert on large
law firms through Outside Counsel Guidelines and other demands.
In the
Canadian Lawyer
Corporate Counsel Survey, published in the November / December 2008 issue, 92 per cent of the corporate counsel surveyed said their law firms had not asked them to complete a written satisfaction survey in the previous 1
Corporate Counsel Survey, published in the November / December 2008 issue, 92 per cent of the
corporate counsel surveyed said their law firms had not asked them to complete a written satisfaction survey in the previous 1
corporate counsel surveyed said their
law firms had not asked them to complete a written satisfaction survey in the previous 12 months.
Lexpert / Thomson Canada's
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory — Leading lawyer in
corporate commercial
law,
corporate finance & securities and M&A (2008 - 2018)
Prior to that, I was a
corporate lawyer in a large
Canadian law firm.
It has become the resource of choice for
Canadian corporate counsel and
Canadian law firms as well as for U.S.
corporate counsel and
law firms in need of
Canadian legal expertise.
Case in point is a panel I sat in on recently called Foolproof RFPs to Get the Legal Services You Want, held at the Association of
Corporate Counsel annual meeting in Washington D.C. featuring two
Canadian in - house counsel, a
law firm partner from Gowlings (Canada) WLG and a California - based associate general counsel.
Increased rates are not an option this time around, with
corporate clients looking to save, and that means
Canadian law firms will have to absorb the shock themselves.
She competed at several moots, including the
Canadian Corporate / Securities
Law Moot, where her team won Top Factum and Anna was personally ranked among the top 15 oralists.
I am a long time professional bookkeeper. From time to time my clients need a
Canadian tax or business lawyer for will or tax planning or have problems with CRA and have to file a Notice of Objection or Appeal to Tax Court, or have unfiled income tax returns and have to submit a Voluntary Disclosure. I have been working exclusively with David Rotfleisch's tax
law firm for over 5 years. He and his staff are knowledgeable in tax and
corporate matters, responsive,  effective and provide cost effective tax solutions. I continue to refer clients to him and would recommend him to anyone who has need of his services.
Organized by The
Canadian Bar Association and
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, and hosted by McCarthy Tetrault Liam shares insights and observations about market forces impacting the legal industry, from his perspective as a long - time advisor to global
law firms and corporations, and as an acquirer of emerging technologies and companies.
John has been recognized by his peers in Best Lawyers ® Canada for his practice in Construction
Law,
Corporate Governance, and
Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and features in
Canadian Legal Lexpert ® Directory.
Lexpert / Thomson Reuters»
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory — Leading lawyer in M&A (2008 - 2017);
corporate finance & securities (2009 - 2018); private equity (2010 - 2018); and
corporate commercial
law (2014 - 2018)
TDS has been placed at the centre of the «Bulls - Eye» ranking of
corporate / commercial
law practices in Winnipeg numerous times and has also been recognized by Chambers Global and
Canadian Lawyer Magazine as one of the leading firms in the region.
The substance's rising value has been as a major catalyst for
corporate work; BHP Billiton spent $ 350 million in its ill - fated $ 40 billion bid for the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan that ended last month; and some large
law firms have recently expanded into the sleepy
Canadian province to get closer to the product.
Morgan is an active member of the Ontario Bar Association, holding executive roles on both the
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association and the
Law Practice Management Section.
Before joining Torkin Manes, Tal practised
corporate, commercial and securities
law at a national
law firm and served as in - house counsel at a large
Canadian corporation.
Today Thomson Reuters launched Practical
Law Canada, providing legal know - how for Canadian law firms and corporate law departments on transactional law and practice in the areas of Corporate M&A, Capital Markets and Securiti
Law Canada, providing legal know - how for
Canadian law firms and corporate law departments on transactional law and practice in the areas of Corporate M&A, Capital Markets and Securiti
law firms and
corporate law departments on transactional law and practice in the areas of Corporate M&A, Capital Markets and Se
corporate law departments on transactional law and practice in the areas of Corporate M&A, Capital Markets and Securiti
law departments on transactional
law and practice in the areas of Corporate M&A, Capital Markets and Securiti
law and practice in the areas of
Corporate M&A, Capital Markets and Se
Corporate M&A, Capital Markets and Securities.
Corrado has been an instructor in tax and
corporate law at the Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course and is a frequent speaker on tax matters at conferences, in particular, the Canadian Tax Foundation's annual conferen
law at the
Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course and is a frequent speaker on tax matters at conferences, in particular, the Canadian Tax Foundation's annual conferen
Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course and is a frequent speaker on tax matters at conferences, in particular, the
Canadian Tax Foundation's annual conference.