Madeleine Worndl

Canadian Securities Administrators’ 2023–2024 annual Year in Review

The annual report highlights efforts undertaken in response to emerging issues and changing conditions in the country’s capital markets.

SEC wins novel ‘shadow trading’ trial against biopharma executive

A novel theory of insider trading known as “shadow trading” involves the use of material non-public information about a reporting issuer...

CIRO publishes proposals to level the advisor compensation playing field

Earlier this year, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization published a consultation paper outlining policy options that would help to level...

Yatar: circumscribed right of appeal does not preclude judicial review

The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex clarifies that a limited right of appeal does not...

Zero-emission vehicles regulation under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act

On December 20, 2023, the federal government announced new regulations that will require 100% of light-duty vehicles offered for sale in Canada to be...

OSC publishes report on AI in the capital markets

Like elsewhere in the economy, alternative intelligence technologies offer both potential benefits and significant risks to capital markets...

UN Special Rapporteur raises concerns about Canada’s current approach to human rights due diligence for Canadian companies: What can businesses expect moving forward?

Canada’s record of white-collar crime enforcement remains the subject of criticism domestically and internationally.

Ontario’s new Capital Markets Tribunal weighs circumstantial evidence in insider trading decision

Allegations of insider trading and tipping can be difficult to prove. Osler’s Lawrence Ritchie, Alex Cobb, Marleigh Dick, Jayne Cooke and...