August 26, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The July / August 2008 issue of the Canadian Bar Association National Magazine includes an article entitled "The Hungry Dragon" about Canadian lawyers activities with clients doing inbound and outbound business with Chinese...
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July 24, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Andrew Willis of the Globe & Mail has reported on his blog about an inside trading case involving an assistant at the blue-chip Canadian law firm Bennett Jones, Go to the following link for the story -...
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June 26, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 26, 2008, Canada's Competition Policy Review Panel issued its much anticipated "Compete to Win" Report. The Report was presented to the Minister of Industry who will consider the recommendations. Foreign...
Posted in Big Deals, Aviation & Aerospace Law, Competition/Anti-Trust Law, Telecommunications Law, Mining Law, Canada, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Foreign Investment Reviews, International Anti-Trust/Competition Law | No Comments
June 21, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
BCE Inc., et al. v. A Group of 1976 Debentureholders, et al. - and - Director Appointed Pursuant to the CBCA, Catalyst Asset Management Inc. and Matthew Stewart (Que. C.A., May 21, 2008)(32647)The Supreme Court of Canada...
Posted in Big Deals, Corporate Governance / Corporate Responsibility / Codes of Conduct, Competition/Anti-Trust Law, Canada | No Comments
June 13, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 12, 2008, Canada's Competition Bureau announced that it has laid criminal charges against 13 individuals and 11 companies over allegations that they fixed retail gasoline prices in four Quebec markets: Victoriaville,...
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May 23, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Today the Supreme Court of Canada issued a ground-breaking ruling in Canada (Justice) v. Khadr.
Omar Khadr is accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Iraq. He was injured in the same fire-fight. He was treated for his...
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April 22, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
I am happy to inform Trade Lawyers Blog readers that Canada has been ranked as the 4th best place in the world to conduct business.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which is part of the same company that publishes The...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Big Deals, Trade Law, Canada, International Transactions, Corporate & Securities Law, Corporate Finance / Private Equity / Venture Capital, Incorporating in Canada | No Comments
April 13, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On April 10, 2008, the story in the Canadian news was that the Minister of Industry had indicated that he would not approve the sale of assets by between MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (Canadian) to Alliant Techsystems Inc....
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Big Deals, Aviation & Aerospace Law, Trade Law, Canada, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Foreign Investment Reviews, Government Relations | No Comments
April 06, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
An unusual situation is developing in the asset transaction between MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. and Alliant Techsystems Inc. One of Canada's federal opposition parties is making it known that it...
Posted in Trade Law, Big Deals, Canada, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, International Transactions, Government Relations, Border Security Initiatives, Litigation & Class Actions | No Comments