The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) is set to issue its decision in Lundin Mining Corporation v Dov Markowich (Markowich). This highly anticipated SCC decision regarding disclosure obligations could alter the landscape for...more
In recent years, the OSC and other regulatory bodies began signaling to public markets that regulators intended to crack down on what they termed abusive short-sellers. Against this backdrop, the OSC brought enforcement...more
The test for leave to bring a secondary market securities misrepresentation claim under section 138.3 of the Ontario Securities Act (OSA) has been the source of much confusion and conflicting jurisprudence. In a series of...more
Dans une série de procédures administratives récentes de la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario (la « CVMO »), le personnel de la Mise en application de la CVMO (le « personnel ») a cherché à présenter des...more
In a series of recent Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) administrative proceedings, enforcement staff of the OSC (Staff) have sought to present the allegations against respondents in a manner that would, if accepted,...more
In its decision in Yip v. HSBC Holdings PLC, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the proper interpretation of “responsible issuer” in the context of a statutory claim for secondary market misrepresentation under Part...more
In its recent decision in Rooney v. ArcelorMittal S.A. (Rooney), the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) held that primary market investors have the option of suing both the offeror and its directors and signatories for...more
In its recent decision in Mask v. Silvercorp Metals Inc. (Mask), the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) dismissed an appeal of the denial of leave and certification to a proposed statutory secondary market securities class...more