The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released its decision in Project Freeway Inc. v ABC Technologies Inc. (2025 ONSC 1048), addressing whether certain post-closing transactions triggered the acceleration of an...more
Uncertainty caused by macroeconomic risks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, severe weather events and geopolitical tensions has given rise to increased judicial consideration of contractual terms apportioning risk in the...more
This is an update to a previous blog from March 28, 2020.
As a response to the increasing risk that the COVID-19 virus poses to Albertans, on March 27, 2020, the Alberta Government made several announcements affecting...more
4/1/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Canada ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Essential Functions ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Small Business ,
Travel Restrictions
As a response to the increasing risk that the COVID-19 virus poses to Albertans, on March 27, 2020, the Alberta Government made several announcements affecting business, workplace and facility closures, including the...more
Purchasers of businesses often want an "escape hatch" prior to closing if the target business suffers a "material adverse change" (or a "material adverse effect"). Historically, based on court decisions primarily out of the...more
10/10/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Material Adverse Change Clauses (MACs) ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
Merger Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Target Company