24 March, 2024
Mithaq Canada Inc. (Re): Exercise of the Capital Markets Tribunal’s Discretion Whether to Cease Trade a Private Placement as “Clearly Abusive”
15 March, 2024
The Perils of Failing to Coordinate Settlement of Cross-Border Securities Class Actions: Kwong v. iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc.
31 January, 2024
The Flip Side of the Trailing Commission Coin: Frayce v. BMO Investorline Inc., 2024 ONSC 533
16 January, 2024
NorthWest Copper Corp.: The Free Flow of Information and Opinion Among Shareholders May Trump Disclosure of Joint Action by Dissident Shareholders
A Fine Balance: The Characteristics of Effective AND Enforceable Restrictive Covenants
Non-competition and non-solicitation clauses are important tools for protecting your company’s trade connections and confidential information when key personnel leave. Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP discusses how to effectively protect your firm with restrictive covenants.
Uncharted Territory - Application of Securities Law to Cryptocurrency Offerings
Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP comments on Staff’s recent guidance on the application of securities laws to cryptocurrency offerings.
Don't be the next Equifax: Cyber-liability in an Age of Data Insecurity - Recognizing and Managing Cyber-Risk
In today’s business climate, securities issuers and dealers are making a serious mistake if they fail to fully appreciate the implications of cyber-security for their business.
Robert Brush and Michael L. Byers publish paper in the 2017 edition of the Annual Review of Civil Litigation: "Separate, Independent and Confounding: Understanding Personal Liability For Corporate Acts"
While corporations might be legal fictions, the protection from personal liability they afford to their directors, officers and employees is very real.
Investment watchdogs have been asking for far too much power — and Ottawa just gave it to them Alistair Crawley, Financial Post
The siren call for the proposed expansion of the powers of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization Industry of Canada (IIROC) to enforce its fines through the courts in Ontario has been welcomed with open arms and few questions.
When Is “Close” Close Enough? Assessing the Availability of the Family, Friends and Business Associates Prospectus Exemption
The introduction of the family, friends and business associates exemption (the “FFBA”) to the prospectus requirement in the Ontario Securities Act promised to “provide a cost effective way for issuers (other than investment funds) to raise capital from their networks of family, close personal friends and close business associates.”