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Ontario Court of Appeal considers reporting clause in a D&O policy

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 6 2013

In the unanimous decision in Onex Corporation v. American Home Assurance Company, released on February 25, 2013, the Ontario Court of Appeal has

OSC clarifies that notice-and-access is available for OBCA issuers

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 1 2013

In a recent post, we discussed a number of matters to consider before implementing notice-and-access for posting proxy-related materials on a website

Matters to consider before implementing "notice-and-access"

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 27 2013

Amendments to National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (NI 54-101) are now in force. These

Implementing new Canadian "notice-and-access" rules for electronic posting of proxy and other materials

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 16 2013

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published final amendments to National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners

CCGG releases 2013 principles of executive compensation

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 18 2012

In recognition of the fact that executive compensation practices and regulatory reporting requirements have evolved with time, the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) yesterday released an updated version of its Executive Compensation Principles for 2013

Investment Canada Act: SOE guidelines and CNOOCNexen - foreign investment by SOEs: green lightred light

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 7 2012

Canada’s Prime Minister sent a clear message today that the country remains open to foreign investment, including investment on a significant scale by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in certain circumstances

Continuous disclosure guide

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 29 2012

Over the last few years, regulators have issued a number of notices providing guidance and suggested best practices relevant to continuous disclosure, most notably relating to amendments to executive compensation disclosure

ISS updates 2013 proxy voting guidelines

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 22 2012

Last week, ISS released its Canadian corporate governance policy updates for 2013

Letters of intent and the obligation to act in good faith

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 8 2012

In the course of the acquisition or the sale of a business, buyers and sellers will typically sign a letter of intent ("LOI") to set forth the key terms of the deal which forms the basis on which buyer and seller will negotiate the terms and conditions of the definitive contract

ISS contemplates changes to Canadian pay for performance guidelines

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 1 2012

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently published proposed updates to its benchmark proxy voting guidelines for 2013