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What’s so “special” about a “special committee”?

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • June 18 2013

In a recent bench ruling in Re Plains Exploration, the Delaware Court held that a special committee was not required to take the lead in merger

Presto! The UK Supreme Court holds the corporate veil can disappear in Prest v. Petrodel Resources

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada, United Kingdom
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  • June 17 2013

The UK Supreme Court has released an important new judgment addressing the ability of judges to "pierce the corporate veil": Prest v Petrodel

First Majestic Silver Corp. v. Davila: a significant price to pay for a breach of fiduciary duty

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • June 17 2013

Directors, officers and their advisors should take note of the recent decision in First Majestic Silver Corp. v. Davila, 2013 BCSC 717, as it is a

Court of Appeal accepts Ontario jurisdiction despite forum selection clause for Germany

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 14 2013

During the spring of 2012, the Canadian Appeals Monitor posted a five-part series on the Supreme Court's judgments in Van Breda, Black, and Éditions

A trap for the unwary the Ontario Court of Appeal addresses the limitation period for contractual indemnification claims

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 12 2013

Imagine the following scenario. Party A contractually agrees to indemnify Party B against claims by third parties. Both Party A and Party B are then

The usage of French in enterprises: Bill 14

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 10 2013

On December 6, 2012, the Marois government introduced Bill 14 on the future of French in Quebec (Bill). This Bill proposes amendments to the Charter

Life insurance policy: how to extract funds from a corporation with no tax impact

  • Lavery de Billy LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • June 6 2013

Individual shareholders who wish to withdraw funds from a corporation can face some tax challenges that are sometimes difficult to overcome

The right of withdrawal, a controlled form of contractual freedom

  • Lavery de Billy LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 6 2013

The right of withdrawal, also referred to as an "opting out" clause, is the right given contractually or by law to a party to withdraw from a

Is the corporate veil an iron curtain? The prevailing standard for directors' liability

  • Davis LLP
  • -
  • Canada
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  • June 5 2013

In Hogarth v Rocky Mountain Slate Inc., 2013 ABCA 57 the Court of Appeal re-affirmed the test for directors' liability in the context of tortious

Community contribution companies: a new corporate structure for social enterprise

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 5 2013

On May 14, 2012, Bill 23, Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, was passed into law in British Columbia and is expected to come into force on July 29