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Competition Act: Expanded private enforcement rights now in force
On Friday, June 20, 2025, Competition Act amendments came into force that significantly expand private parties’ ability to bring cases to the Competition Tribunal.
Your 20/20 foresight on proxy season 2020
Canada | Publication | November 2019
As it did last year, our corporate governance team prepared a legal update presenting its predictions, based on the current governance environment, and its recommendations on issues that should be of importance when preparing for the 2020 proxy season. This update addresses a variety of hot topics, including climate change and cybersecurity disclosure, corporate purpose, diversity and inclusion, shareholder and stakeholder activism, and compensation. It takes into account comments made by representatives of institutional investors and the Autorité des marchés financiers (Quebec securities regulator) at a conference held recently at our Montreal office.
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UK Pensions Briefing | Pension Schemes Bill – highlights for DB arrangements
The Pension Schemes Bill offers the prospect of access to surplus, definitive rules for superfunds, a reduced PPF levy and easier recovery of overpayments. Change is underway.
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Proposed repeal and replacement of NI 43-101: Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects: Update
On June 12, the Canadian Securities Administrators published a proposed replacement of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and its related companion policy and form of technical report.
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