Business
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November 20, 2024
Ontario charitable corporations: Payments to directors, connected persons
Directors of charitable corporations operating in Ontario are subject to strict requirements to act without personal benefit — meaning they cannot be paid for serving as directors or for other services unless authorized by court order or pursuant to Ontario Regulation 4/01 under the Charities Accounting Act (the Regulation).
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November 20, 2024
Lazy, malingering or needy? | Courtney Mulqueen
The distinction between laziness and a mental health issue that leaves someone struggling to function can be lost on many people.
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November 19, 2024
Public has low confidence in criminal courts; believes politics influences SCC appointments: poll
If public confidence is a litmus test for the health of the justice system, a new national poll suggests Canada’s courts have room to improve.
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November 19, 2024
CSA seeks more comment on proposed electronic access to disclosure documents via SEDAR+
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is seeking feedback on a proposal to allow investors to electronically access annual financial statements, interim financial reports and related management discussion and analysis of corporate issuers.
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November 19, 2024
Feds announce consultations on housing financialization, ending GST on new student residences
The federal government has launched consultations on “confronting the financialization of housing” and on removing GST on the construction of new student residences to incentivize the building of more student housing and ease rental housing pressures for students.
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November 19, 2024
Court of Appeal rules that BCSC blended hearing over abuse of process and insider trading was unfair
The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that a combined hearing on abuse of process claims and insider trading charges was procedurally unfair, as it denied the accused the opportunity to cross-examine key investigators.
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November 19, 2024
Class action launched against global pharmaceutical giant and Canadian subsidiary for privacy breach
A proposed national class action has been filed against global pharmaceutical wholesaler Cencora, Inc. and its Canadian subsidiary Innomar Strategies, Inc. for a privacy breach that compromised the personal and health information of individual Canadians, class counsel Charney Lawyers announced on Nov. 18.
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November 19, 2024
New Quebec requirements for information security incidents reporting by financial institutions
The Regulation respecting the management and reporting of information security incidents by certain financial institutions and credit assessment agents (the Regulation), published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on Oct. 23, 2024, introduces new requirements to enhance the management and reporting of information security incidents to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).
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November 19, 2024
New associate joins Gluckstein Lawyers
A recent news release from Gluckstein Lawyers announced the addition of David Stein as an associate in the firm’s class action and mass tort team.
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November 19, 2024
Defamatory statements and the doctrine of absolute privilege
When representing clients in disputes, lawyers often need to write to third parties to seek information and address the nature of the allegations that are at issue. Adverse parties who were discussed in such correspondence may feel that they have grounds to pursue a claim for defamation based on the nature of the allegations, particularly if matters have yet to be determined.