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Director Liability: The Corporate Veil May Not Be Pierced, But It Will Not Protect You From An Oppression Remedy Claim

Sep 11, 2023

Directors may face personal liability through a piercing of the corporate veil, or the oppression remedy. This article covers when either is appropriate.

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The Core of Montreal’s Chinatown Receives Heritage Status: Process and Implications

Sep 6, 2023

This article explains the process and implications of heritage classification, and discusses the recent classification of Chinatown’s core.

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Ontario’s Old Construction Lien Act is Still With Us – Here’s What to Do About It

Aug 11, 2023

We identify best practices that contractors and others providing construction services should adopt to avoid missing lien periods in Ontario.

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Commercial Real Estate Conference – Environmental Management of a Real Estate Development Project: How to Avoid Surprises?

Our Commercial Real Estate, Environment and Litigation teams, in collaboration with Nvira, a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy firm in environmental sciences, will discuss possible solutions at our next conference.

Details Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Have a Little Faith in Me: Good Faith in Leasing Lately

Jul 24, 2023

This bulletin explores the duty of good faith in commercial leasing through a summary of recent cases and their takeaways for landlords and tenants.

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The End of LIBOR: The Grand Finale (or is it?)

Jul 4, 2023

All remaining tenors of USD LIBOR ceased being published on June 30, 2023; synthetic USD LIBOR and the LIBOR Act are available for legacy contracts.

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Owners of Large Buildings in Montréal: Are You Ready to Make Your First GHG Report?

Jun 22, 2023

This article goes over the reporting obligations applicable to owners of large buildings in Montréal.

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Government of Canada Seeks Input on Updating Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regime

Jun 21, 2023

The Government of Canada has launched public consultations on updating Canada's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regime.

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Secured Lending in Canada: A Guide for U.S. Lenders

Jun 1, 2023

A guide to secured lending in Canada; summarizes regulatory matters, tax, security, insolvency and restructuring issues in Canada.