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Investment Canada Act amendments raise questions for state-owned enterprises

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Canada
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  • May 13 2013

Following its approval in December 2012 of two high-profile transactions involving foreign state-owned enterprises acquiring Canadian businesses, the

Budget bill includes state-owned enterprise amendments to Investment Canada Act

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 8 2013

Following its approval in December 2012 of two high-profile transactions involving foreign state-owned enterprises acquiring Canadian businesses

Exemptive relief granted to facilitate foreign offerings being extended into Canada

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 3 2013

On April 23, 2013, Canadian securities regulators provided exemptive relief from certain disclosure requirements to a group of dealers in

New shareholder rights plan proposal may act as catalyst for proxy contests

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 19 2013

Last month, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed National Instrument 62-105 (NI 62-105), a discussion on which

Canadian Securities Administrators propose new shareholder rights plan regime, AMF proposes alternative approach

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • March 27 2013

On March 14, 2013, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed National Instrument 62-105 Security Holder Rights

Canadian Securities Administrators seek comments on proposed amendments to early warning reporting regime

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • March 21 2013

On March 13, 2013, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a notice and request for comments relating to proposed amendments to

Requiring foreign investors to spend specific amounts in R&D violates NAFTA Chapter 11: decision on liability in Mobil v Canada

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • March 19 2013

The decision in Mobil Investments Canada Inc. and Murphy Oil Corporation v Government of Canada under ICSID's Additional Facility Rules has found a

Chinese investment in Australian mining assets - legal considerations

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia, China
  • -
  • March 19 2013

Australia is China’s number one destination for outbound investment. Between late 2006 and June 2012, China invested approximately US$45.1 billion in

New merger review thresholds for Competition Act and Investment Canada Act

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • January 14 2013

The threshold for a pre-closing net benefit review under the Investment Canada Act and the threshold for a pre-closing merger notification under the

Business-related patents

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 11 2013

“Business method” patents remain a hot topic in business and legal circles, yet are still too often overlooked particularly in contexts such as M&A