Ontario courts cannot validate foreign service of claims where the Hague convention applies *

Canada, Russia - April 11 2013
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed that foreign states can hinder a plaintiff from serving a foreign defendant if that defendant resides…

Co-authors: Mary Paterson, Stephanie Fujarczuk.

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Hot topics in mining litigation *

Canada - March 4 2013
Recent Canadian and international trends point to signs of an increasingly litigious mining industry and an increased risk of liability exposure for…

Co-authors: Jennifer Fairfax, Riyaz Dattu, Laura Fric.

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Green v. CIBC: recent decision gives defendants to securities class actions cause for optimism *

Canada - July 5 2012
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addresses important aspects of Ontario’s secondary market liability regime.

Co-authors: Andrea Laing, Rob Carson.

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A battle of mining giants regarding rights of first refusal: Ontario Superior Court of Justice upholds GoldCorp’s acquisition of a 70% interest in El Morro mining project *

Canada - July 5 2012
On June 26, 2012, Justice Wilton-Siegel of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released his decision in Barrick Gold Corporation v. Goldcorp Inc. et al. dismissing Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick)’s claim that Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp)’s acquisition of a 70% interest in the El Morro copper/gold project (El Morro) breached the shareholders’ agreement governing El Morro and Barrick’s conditional agreement with Xstrata Copper Chile S.A. (Xstrata) to purchase the 70% interest.

Co-authors: Geoffrey Hunnisett, Douglas Bryce, Allan Coleman.

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Maintaining solicitor-client privilege when deal teams are formed *

Canada - June 23 2011
Corporate clients typically assemble “deal teams” comprised of individuals with specialised expertise to assist them in negotiating a transaction.

Co-authors: Sarah Millar.

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