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Trend 3: government priorities will drive M&A activity

  • Torys LLP
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  • Canada, Global
  • -
  • January 4 2012

Governments around the world are facing intense pressure to meet a daunting set of challenges: increase revenue, reduce debt-to-GDP ratios, upgrade aging infrastructure assets and operate more efficiently

Durban conference ends in uncertainty and Canada withdraws from Kyoto Protocol

  • Torys LLP
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  • Canada, Global
  • -
  • December 13 2011

From November 28 to December 11, 2011, delegates from 194 countries met in Durban, South Africa, for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Basel Committee requires non-common capital instruments to be convertible into common shares

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Global
  • -
  • January 13 2011

Earlier today, the Basel Committee released new minimum requirements specifying that all capital instruments issued on or after January 1, 2013 must contain provisions that require them to be converted into common shares if the relevant regulator determines that the bank is no longer viable

Copenhagen parties submit mitigation plans

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Global
  • -
  • February 10 2010

Major developed and developing countries around the world have now submitted their targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in accordance with the Copenhagen Accord

Copenhagen climate conference has begun

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Global
  • -
  • December 8 2009

From December 7 to 18, 2009, delegates from about 200 countries are meeting in Copenhagen for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC

Protect your trademarks from Facebook usernames

  • Torys LLP
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  • Canada, Global
  • -
  • June 12 2009

Facebook, the social networking website, has announced that beginning at 12:01 a.m. EDT on June 13, 2009, Facebook users will be able to create personalized usernames for their Facebook pages

An arbitration gone bad not arbitration gone bad

  • Torys LLP
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  • Canada, Global
  • -
  • March 2 2009

Periodically, a litigator or a corporate counsel will complain about a bad experience in arbitration, and go on to say that as a result he or she will no longer agree to arbitration