With
Alex Gorka,
Lawrence Ritchie
Reflecting the trend toward increasing monetary penalties, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") accepted an eye-popping $30 million settlement payment in the Katanga Mining Limited ("Katanga") matter.
With
Kevin O'Brien
On August 30, 2018, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its long-awaited decisions in a series of appeals addressing the limits of the province's "anti-SLAPP" legislation.
With
Marleigh Dick,
Lawrence Ritchie
On June 21, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released two published notices concerning investor protection initiatives.
With
Fabrice Benoît,
Riyaz Dattu,
Kaeleigh Kuzma,
Tristram Mallett,
Lawrence Ritchie,
Lauren Tomasich
Regulators continue to try to "move the needle" in their pursuit of insider trading and other white-collar misconduct
With
Lawrence Ritchie
Improper disclosure of confidential information and insider trading remains very much a focal point for regulators and prosecutors on both sides of the border.
With
Shawn Irving
The Ontario Court of Appeal in Fantl v. Transamerica Life Canada dismissed an appeal of a Divisional Court ruling, confirming the certification of an investor class action for negligent misrepresentation.
With
Geoffrey Grove,
Lawrence Ritchie
The Ontario Court of Justice gave Cruz and Acar each six month conditional sentences, with the first three months of their sentences to be served under house arrest.
With
Kevin O’Brien
Justice Belobaba's decision confirmed the test for adding parties as defendants to proposed class proceedings and clarifies the scope of certain OSA actions with regards to underwriters.
With
Geoffrey Grove,
Lawrence Ritchie
Compliance officers, in house counsel, management and board members of public companies are beginning to recognize the realities of external whistleblower incentive programs.
With
Shawn Irving,
Lawrence Ritchie
The Canadian experience has also produced mixed interpretations of the evidentiary burden for insider trading and tipping offences.
With
Geoffrey Grove,
Lori Stein
To put the CI award in context, it is the fourth settlement that the OSC has concluded under its no-contest settlement regime, and is by far the largest.
With
Kevin O'Brien,
Lawrence Ritchie
Canada's largest securities regulator continues to move to implement its whistleblowing program, and investors and market participants should take note.
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