Minutes and Notes of Board Meetings February 15, 2013 Hartley R. Nathan, QC Both the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Ontario Business Corporations Act set out the requirements for keeping minute books. Learn more in this article from CCH Canadian's publication, Directors' Briefing.
Are Factoring Transactions True Sales? Should Factors Care? A US Perspective February 15, 2013 Haywood A. Barnes This article was written in response to questions from my factoring clients regarding whether factoring transactions constitute “true sales” of accounts receivable and, if not, why and what are the ramifications.
Activism on the Agenda February 15, 2013 Andrew MacDougall, Donald Gilchrist, Donald Ross 2012 was a watershed for shareholder activism in Canada. While the number of proxy contests has increased over the last decade, rarely have Canada’s largest companies been the target of activist activity, let alone the target of a successful activist campaign.
The Controlling Mind in Company Law: An Examination of Corporate Identity and the Corporate Veil February 15, 2013 David Chaiton Amid the gains garnered by commerce through the invention of legal personalities wise institutions have striven to provide checks and balances to the self-interested exercise of power. In the evolution of our commercial law, a recurring and unifying theme is that power begets responsibility.
Canada Makes Changes to Investment Canada Regime February 15, 2013 Neil Campbell, James Musgrove, Stephen Wortley, Martin Masse, Devin Anderson On December 7, 2012, Industry Canada released widely anticipated revisions to guidelines on the review of proposed investments by foreign state-owned enterprises under the Investment Canada Act.
Privacy Requirements in the Era of Cloud Computing February 15, 2013 Lisa R. Lifshitz In June, 2012 Canada's privacy regulators issued a joint document titled Cloud Computing for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Privacy Responsibilities and Considerations.
Cases January 24, 2013 Jennifer Babe 1258917 Ontario Inc. (417 Truck Centre) v. Daimler Truck Financial 2012; Chrysler Financial Service Canada Inc. v. Misner, 2012; CNH Capital Canada Ltd., v. Diamond 4 Holdings Ltd., 2012; KBA Canada Inc. v. 3S Printers Inc., 2012...
A Manual on How to Deal with "Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument" Litigants January 24, 2013 Jennifer Babe A great service has been done for the profession and our creditor clients by Associate Chief Justice Rooke of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench in his 188 page analysis of the various types of arguments raised by these vexatious litigants.
Other Cases July 17, 2012 Jennifer Babe 1. Bulk Sales Exemption Order for Securitization 2. The Double Dip and Flip and Fifteen Day PMSI Rule 3. Invoice was Demand Obligation for Limitations Act, 2002 4. Ontario Statute Barred Debt Can be Used for BIA Claim 5. Personal Exemption for $5,000 in Owned Vehicle