Australia
Holding Redlich
The right to inspect and obtain copies of a company register includes access to a member's email address, if nominated.
Bermuda
Conyers
The Bermuda Companies Act contains a consolidated version of the Companies Act 1981, incorporating all amendments to date.
British Virgin Islands
O'Neal Webster
The BVI statutory merger process is recognized globally and has been used effectively for many years. However, today, more global entities increasingly use BVI statutory mergers in high-value cross-border transactions.
Ogier
BVI entities are frequently the chosen vehicle for investment managers looking to offer investors deal specific private equity...
Canada
Fasken
Periods of change often create great opportunities and Norwegian defence companies are well positioned to benefit from the shifting global security environment...
Miller Thomson LLP
Alberta's Trustee Act was recently overhauled and revised. Bill 12, which revised the original act, received Royal Assent on April 29, 2022 and came into force on February 1, 2023 (the "Act" or the "New Act").
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
The Canadian Securities Exchange's (CSE) new senior tier (Senior Tier) will include larger and later stage CSE-listed issuers subject to enhanced disclosure and governance requirements similar...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
The Tax Court of Canada (the "Court") in Marc Bisharav. His Majesty the King, 2022 TCC 105 ("Bishara") held that two individual shareholders of a corporation were liable...
Fasken
The acronym VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) is often used to describe the actual business environment.
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
On May 16, 2023, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) entered into a Settlement Agreement (the Settlement Agreement) with the President and Chief Executive Officer...
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
The New Self Regulatory Organization (SRO, soon to be called the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization or CIRO) requires Canadian Dealer Members to keep complete and accurate records...
Miller Thomson LLP
The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 ("ONCA") came into force on October 19, 2021. Not-for-profit corporations incorporated in Ontario will have a three year transition period to make changes...
Cayman Islands
Maples Group
The global M&A market showed significant growth in 2022 compared to 2021, with deal values reaching all-time highs of USD3.8 trillion in 2022.
Cyprus
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC
The continuous growth, modernisation and full compliance of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (the "CSE") with European legislation, and the strong performance of the Cyprus economy...
European Union
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (the "FSR") will become applicable this year on 12 July and 12 October (for M&A notifications) respectively.
Arthur Cox
The European Union (Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023 (the "Mobility Regulations") were signed into law last week giving effect to Directive 2019/2121/EU...
Matheson
In a significant development for companies with EU operations, the Mobility Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/2121) has been transposed into Irish law.
France
Soulier Avocats
On April 20, 2023, the European Commission adopted a new merger control simplification package to further simplify its procedures for reviewing mergers.
Hong Kong
Mayer Brown
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong has fined China On Securities Limited (China On) HK$6 million over its failures as the placing agent for the then majority shareholder...
Obhan & Associates
The Supreme Court ("SC") recently held that a writ court ordinarily should not interfere in matters relating to tender or contract...