OSC

Superior Court refuses leave to securities class action based on the difference between “Material Facts” and “Material Changes”

Jeremy Brodeur, Articling Student
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP September 29th, 2022

In a recent decision declining to grant leave under Part XXIII.1 of the Securities Act to proceed with a proposed class action on behalf of purchasers of securities on the ... [more] Full article

Securities regulators provide guidance to investors and market participants during COVID-19 pandemic

Kenneth A. Dekker
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP December 10th, 2020

After an initial sharp downturn in the Spring of 2020, it would appear that the capital markets are the least of most people’s worries during the COVID-19 pandemic. But we ... [more] Full article

Has the OSC’s “special treatment” by appeal courts come to an end?

Kenneth A. Dekker
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP September 17th, 2020

Appeals are usually an uphill battle for the party that loses at trial, but for more than two decades the hill has been even steeper for losing parties before the ... [more] Full article

Controversy as IIROC proposes merger with MFDA

Kenneth A. Dekker
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP June 10th, 2020

In a publication released this month titled Improving Self-Regulation for Canadians, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”) has, among other things, proposed a merger of itself with another ... [more] Full article