Settlement privilege doesn’t trump Crown’s disclosure obligations
Two major chocolate manufacturers who co-operated in a high-profile price fixing investigation have lost an attempt to prevent company information from being disclosed to competitors.Ontario Superior...
View ArticleRCMP lays corruption charges against SNC-Lavalin
The RCMP laid corruption charges against SNC-Lavalin Group and some of its units on Thursday, in relation to its operations in Libya.A statement from the RCMP said it had charged SNC-Lavalin,...
View ArticleSNC corporate charges shouldn’t be a surprise: Robidoux
SNC-Lavalin Group shouldn’t be surprised it’s being hit with corruption and fraud charges against its companies given the breadth and depth of the alleged activity, says one lawyer who has led clients...
View ArticleUnique harm needed to pursue oppression claim
When directors of a corporation in which you hold shares act against your interests, it might feel personal. But unless the harm done was unique to you and you alone, you may not pursue an oppression...
View ArticleMid-size Canadian companies need to get ready for Obamacare
Canadian companies with at least 50 employees working in the United States could face lawsuits and painful tax fines if they fail to immediately upgrade their benefit systems to comply with Obamacare...
View ArticleCassels Brock hit with $45 million in damages in GM dealers class action
An Ontario Superior Court judge has awarded damages against law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP in the amount of $45 million for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and professional...
View ArticleJudge rejects CP Rail challenge to Lac-Mégantic settlement
A Quebec judge rejected Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s challenge to a settlement for victims of the Lac-Mégantic crude-by-rail disaster on Monday, clearing the way for compensation payments Parties...
View ArticleBid to secure pensions during CCAA proceedings fails
The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected the superintendent of financial services’ bid to provide greater security for pension provisions during the restructuring proceedings of an Ontario wood...
View ArticleWomen on Alberta boards on the rise
A report from the University of Calgary and Alberta Securities Commission shows the number of women on boards in that province is on the rise, but the oil patch has a long way to go compared to other...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals, including a couple of agricultural cases. In one, CP Rail is challenging a law that requires it to move grain shipments from one rail line...
View ArticleCould DPAs aid in dealing with corporate wrongdoing?
Does Canada need a formalized deferred prosecution agreement system to tackle white-collar crime? A report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy suggests it is one way the federal government...
View ArticleSCC strikes down subpoena of World Bank employees
Employees of the World Bank will not have to testify in the SNC-Lavalin bribery case, nor will the organization be required to produce documents that could aid in the defence of former executives...
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