Finance Law and Banking Law

Islamic or 'halal' financial products are growing globally and this is being driven by the peculiarity of these products in closing financial exclusion gaps affecting Muslims around the globe.

In the 2024 federal budget released on April 16, the federal government stated its intention to explore new measures to expand access to alternative financing products...

In residential transactions, Halal financing typically involves structures such as Murabaha (cost-plus sale), Ijarah (leasing), Musharakah (partnership), and Istisna'a (manufacturing contracts).

BNP Paribas is seeking a Vice President - Legal Counsel to serve on the Asset Finance & Securitization (“AFS”) Legal team.

When a borrower takes possession of leased farm equipment, uses it for a full harvest season, and makes payments—but never signs the certificate of acceptance—can the lease still be enforced? The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal addressed this exact question in Millhouse Farms Inc. v De Lage Landen Financial Services Canada Inc., reaffirming that acceptance by conduct can complete a contract even when formal paperwork remains incomplete.

The global aviation leasing and finance market continues to navigate an era of unprecedented geopolitical risk.

The global shipping industry in 2025 demonstrated resilience through active financing markets, strategic consolidation, and a steady pipeline of equity and M&A transactions.

Federal and state regulators are locked in a jurisdictional battle over prediction markets, with the CFTC asserting these platforms constitute derivatives trading under federal law while states argue...

The CFTC's Division of Enforcement has introduced a new policy framework for evaluating cooperation and self-reporting in enforcement matters, effective immediately. This policy supersedes previous guidance...

On May 29, 2026, the SEC proposed to rescind amendments to its rules under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act that would require registrants to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports (Climate Rules).

Taxpayers entitled to refunds or abatements of penalty amounts imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic must file claims for the refunds for which they are eligible by July 10, 2026. This deadline may affect tens of millions of taxpayers eligible for refunds.

Our firm has a pro bono client who lost thousands of dollars trusting someone she met online. Over two years, the fraudster convinced her to move her funds to a US “bank” that would help her pay for her daughter’s expensive hospital stays.