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How the new Building Canada Act works
On June 26, Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, received royal assent. The One Canadian Economy Act introduces two pieces of legislation aimed at bolstering economic development in Canada.
European Bail-In Rules Extend to the US Credit Market
Global | Publication | April 8, 2016
The new bail-in rules that generally took effect in January 2016 are the European Union’s response to the 2008 global financial crisis and the “too big to fail” regime. The EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (2014/59/EU) requires that EU member states implement a similar legal framework whereby failing financial institutions will not look to public stakeholders for a “bail-out.” European regulatory authorities can force these failing institutions to cancel or severely dilute shareholder equity or to cancel, write-down or convert unsecured liabilities to equity. Such regulatory action is referred to as a “bail-in.”
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Real estate focus: June 2025
In this edition we report on the Law Commission’s interim statement on 1954 Act reform following its two November consultations. We then examine the facts, judgments and implications of 3 recent cases: Emily Colville comments on the progress of a case determining whether or not a roof top garden should be considered a “storey” for the purposes of the Building Safety Act 2022.
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