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In domestic and international commercial arbitrations, it is
common for successful parties to be awarded their actual reasonable
legal fees and disbursements. The legislation governing domestic
commercial arbitrations in British Columbia permits arbitrators to
exercise their discretion to award such costs.
The Supreme Court of British Columbia discussed the law applicable
to indemnification cost awards in its recent decision in
Allard
v. The University of British Columbia. In
Allard, the
successful party to an arbitration had sought – and been
awarded – its actual reasonable costs. In awarding these
self
As we leave 2020 behind (and bid it a happy adieu), we recap the
impacts of the pandemic on public mergers and acquisitions. Blakes
lawyers Alex Moore, Olga Kary and Kathleen Keilty share some of the
highs and lows of the past year and provide a glimpse into what to
expect in 2021.
Only have a few minutes? Fast forward to a topic of
interest:
The impact of COVID-19 on public M&A (00:43)
Transactions and litigation (04:26)
Assessing a transaction in the context of COVID-19 (06:56)
Challenges in public M&A (09:22)
How interim covenants will be interpreted in future deals
(10:44)
Challenges in the energy sector (11:50)
On December 16, 2020, the Government of Canada released the
ydrogen Strategy for Canada(Strategy). The government has identified
hydrogen as a critical part of its path towards achieving the goal
of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, affirming that the
development of low-carbon hydrogen is a strategic priority for
Canada over the next 30 years.
This ambitious strategic blueprint for the development of the
hydrogen economy seeks to position Canada as a world leading
exporter of hydrogen by 2050. The Strategy outlines Canadian
specific business opportunities and challenges, recommends the use
of a mix of feedstocks (water, natural gas, petroleum, biomass), as
well as industrial by-products available in various regions of
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Four months after the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
ruled on the test for Ontario s anti-SLAPP legislation, the
Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) has released two companion decisions
overturning a motion judge s pre-SCC rulings, and shedding
light on how the SCC s guidance in
1704604 Ontario
Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association (Pointes) and Platnick v.
Bent (Bent) has refined the anti-SLAPP analysis.
THE LEGISLATION
Sections 137.1-137.5 of the
Courts of Justice Act,
dubbed Ontario s anti-SLAPP legislation because
they are aimed at Strategic Lawsuits Against Public
Participation , allow a defendant to move at any stage in a
Two additional regulations made under the
United
Nations Act implement the UN suppression of terrorism sanctions and
sanctions against Taliban, ISIL (Da esh) and Al-Qaida. The
Canadian authorities do not maintain a consolidated list of all
designations under the
United Nations Act
regulations. However, the UN publishes a consolidated list of all
designations under the UN Security Council resolutions on
its website.
The sanctions imposed under the
United Nations
Act regulations vary depending on the target jurisdiction
or group and generally include arms embargoes, trade restrictions,
and prohibitions against providing financial services or technical
assistance in respect of such covered activities. In addition,