Claire Gowdy
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Articles
The Ties That (May) Bind: ensuring letters of intent do not impose binding obligations on parties
Canada - December 15 2020 Non-binding letters of intent (“LOIs”), which sometime take the form of ‘indicative term sheets’ or ‘memorandums of understanding’, can be useful…
Ontario Ban on the Expiry of Rewards Points Now In Effect
Canada - January 15 2018 On January 1, 2018, new consumer protection regulations came into effect in Ontario that generally prohibit the expiry of royalty or rewards points…
De-Risking in Financial Services: Perspectives and Implications
USA - August 1 2017 In the past decade, the financial services sector across the globe has experienced increased regulatory scrutiny, particularly in the areas of…
Canadian Securities Administrators Publish Report and Guidelines on Social Media Use by Reporting Issuers
Canada - March 15 2017 On March 9, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators published CSA Staff Notice 51-348 (the “Notice”) which reports on a study of social media use…
Ontario Enacts Ban on the Expiry of Rewards Points
Canada - December 16 2016 On December 6, 2016, Bill 47 - Protecting Rewards Points Act (the “Act”), amending Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act, 2002 (the “CPA”), received Royal…
