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Global | Publication | November 2019
Tax controversy lawyers with Norton Rose Fulbright around the globe have prepared a sixth annual survey of certain tax controversy procedures and issues referenced below for Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
While each tax controversy will involve unique circumstances, this survey serves as a reference tool for tax executives at multinational companies. It will be an evolving tool, and we plan to add additional countries in future surveys. If you would like additional information, please feel free to contact any of the lawyers listed on the back of this survey.
Included with this edition is a special report, on implementation of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to deal with intra-European Economic Community cross-border disputes.
This edition covers the following procedures and issues:
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A recent decision from the Ontario Divisional Court, Loops L.L.C. v. Maxill Inc., setting aside an order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, has confirmed the enforceability of “no-challenge” clauses in Canada in patent settlements, filling a void in recent Canadian jurisprudence on the validity of such clauses.
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For many Canadian issuers, voluntary public disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has, to date, been somewhat of a puzzle given the lack of clear consensus as to the form and substance that such disclosure ought to take.
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