When a virtual asset transaction is claimed to cause injuries to a plaintiff, what kind of causation must be shown between the injury and persons having some relationship to the transaction in order for the plaintiff to get relief from them?
Robert A. Schwinger explores recent developments in this edition of his New York Law Journal Blockchain law column.
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On May 14, the CSA published harmonized blanket orders (the LIFE Blanket Orders) that significantly increase the amount of capital that may be raised in reliance on the listed issuer prospectus exemption (the LIFE Exemption) contained in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (NI 45-106).
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In our August 2024 article “The BESS is yet to come: Legal trends in Australia's large-scale battery sector”, we discussed the rise of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) projects in Australia and the shift away from the traditional engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract model to a split contracting model to deliver these projects.
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On May 30, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released a decision of great interest to businesses whose activities fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal Parliament, such as international marine ports or airports.
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