Special Lectures 2004: Corporate & Commercial Law is the first Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures programme devoted exclusively to either corporate or commercial law since 1985. The book explores new developments in corporate and securities law, including the Ontario Securities Commission's new governance rules, and the shifting corporate governance landscape. It also examines recent trends in commercial practice, including non-traditional business vehicles, business restructurings, and critical issues in purchase agreements.
Program Chairs
Carol Hansell, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Robin J. MacKnight, Wilson Vukelich LLP
Gary R. Shiff, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Alison J. Youngman, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Table of Contents
Preface
Business Restructuring: A View from 40,000 Feet
Marvin Yontef and Elizabeth Breen
Bankruptcy and Insolvency for Transactional Lawyers: Panel discussion
Geoffrey B. Morawetz (Moderator), Hon. James M. Farley, John T. Evans, Murray S. Gold, Murray A. McDonald
Business Transactions and the Limitations Act, 2002
Ruth Wahl
Tax Considerations for Business Lawyers
Jason Brock and Ron Durand
Vehicles for Operating a Business
Wayne D. Gray and Gerald D. Courage
Selected Topics in Purchase and Sale Agreements: Earn-Outs, Entire Agreement Clauses, and Duty of Good Faith
Alison J. Youngman, Margaret Nixon, and Erin Michael O'Toole
Investing in Private Companies: Owner-Managers vs. Investors
A. Paul Mahaffy
When the Going Gets Tough: Emerging Issues in Securities Litigation
Kent E. Thompson and Shara N. Wright
Recent Developments in Securities Law
Paul G. Findlay
"The More Things Change...": A "Back to Basics" Governance Model
Stephen H. Halperin and Robert Vaux
An Even-handed Look at Fair Dealing
Charlie Macfarlane and Julia Dublin
Current Legal Developments in the Mutual Fund Industry: Abuses and Governance
Stephen I. Erlichman
Compliance with Privacy Laws in Business Transactions
Nancy J. Carroll
Recent Developments Regarding the Oppression Remedy
Peter C. Wardle and Daniel Bernstein
The Role of the Corporate Director: More than Just "Making It" in the Corporate World
Joseph Groia and Kellie Seaman
The National Class under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992: Unsettled Issues
Patricia Jackson
Canada's Competition Regime: What Does the Future Hold?
Melanie L. Aitken and Brian A. Facey
Canadian Corporate Governance: Ten Reasons to Doubt Its Efficacy
René Sorell and Alasdair Federico
Roundtable Discussion on Corporate Governance
Carol Hansell (Chair), J. David A. Jackson, William M. Mackenzie, Maureen J. Sabia, Wes Voorheis