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Punitive damages and Ontario’s new secondary market liability regime

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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November 30 2012

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently considered whether punitive damages against officers and directors were available under Ontario’s new secondary market liability regime

TSX rules on director elections

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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October 9 2012

On October 4, 2012, the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) announced amendments to the TSX Company Manual relating to the election of directors (the “Amendments”

Bringing the fight to Canada

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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March 8 2012

The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in the case of Piedra v. Copper Mesa Mining Corporation is of interest to Canadian mining companies with foreign operations, their boards of directors and the Canadian stock exchanges on which their securities are listed

The use of side letters to limited partnership agreements

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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January 24 2012

A number of private equity funds and hedge funds are structured as limited partnerships that are governed by the terms of a limited partnership agreement (an “LPA”

OSC provides update on review of shareholder democracy issues

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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January 13 2011

On January 10, 2011, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") released a staff notice which provides an update on the OSC's review of shareholder democracy issues

Executive pay packages: compensation planning in light of increased scrutiny

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada, Global
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November 11 2010

Executive compensation practices that encourage excessive risk taking have been identified by governments and the public as a contributing factor in the recent economic crisis that threatened the global financial system

Ontario Securities Commission Notice 51-717: corporate governance and environmental disclosure

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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March 5 2010

On December 18, 2009, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") issued OSC Notice 51-717 Corporate Governance and Environmental Disclosure (the "Notice"

New insider reporting regime coming into effect on April 30, 2010

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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January 28 2010

The new insider reporting regime coming into effect on April 30, 2010 will: reduce the number of persons required to file insider reports; after October 31, 2010, accelerate the filing requirement from 10 calendar days to five calendar days; simplify and make more consistent the reporting requirements for stock-based compensation arrangements; and facilitate insider reporting of stock-based compensation arrangements by allowing issuers to file an "issuer grant report" in a similar manner to the current "issuer event report"

TSX amends public company acquisition rules

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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September 28 2009

Effective November 24, 2009, amendments (the "Amendment") to section 611(d) of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") Company Manual (the "Manual"), which relates to security holder approval for acquisitions of public companies, will come into effect

OSC releases full reasons in HudBay Minerals

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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May 11 2009

On January 23, 2009 the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") overturned a decision of the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and gave the shareholders of HudBay Minerals Inc. ("HudBay") the right to vote on its proposed acquisition of Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin"

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