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- Federal Securities Regulation by Law is Cool on Nov 6, 2009
On Oct 22 an anonymous Law is Cool contributor posted a comment about the Federal Government’s intention to submit a reference to the SCC about whether a federal securities regulator is intra vires the Constitution. As expected, Quebec is g...
- Canada’s own version of SEC to be vetted by Supreme Court by Law is Cool on Oct 22, 2009
Ottawa to seek top court ruling on single securities regulator Unlike the US, Canada doesn’t have a national securities regulator. Canadian constitution is somewhat equivocal in its division of powers between provinces and Ottawa. It sounds lik...
- The RIM vs. Ericsson Beef by Law is Cool on Sep 23, 2009
What’s in it for RIM? Patents. Currently RIM pays millions of dollars for patents to use in their blackberry devices. However, RIM would save some big figures with the purchase of Nortel’s patents, because the assets RIM is mainly interested in a...
- Australian Securities Regulators In Policy Quandary by Law is Cool on Jul 13, 2009
First posted on Commercial Law international on July 1, 2009. The question that faces Australian securities regulators is what to do about two or more Chinese state owned enterprises together owing substantial shareholdings in an Australian company?
- Legitimate-Content Bay? by Law is Cool on Jul 3, 2009
I was surprised to see in numerous newspaper (here, here, etc.) that a Swedish firm called Global Gaming Factory signed an agreement to buy the Pirate Bay. For those unaware, the Pirate Bay, also based in Sweden, is the world’s largest Bit Torr...
- The Cozy Bank-Law Firm Relationship May Not Be So Cozy After All…These days Anyway, Part II. by Law is Cool on Jun 18, 2009
First posted on Commercial Law International on June 17, 2009. McKenna v. Gammon Gold Inc. This is case that has the potential to redefine the very cozy relationship law firms have with their banker clients. No longer will bankers be given blanket co...
- The Cozy Bank-Law Firm Relationship May Not Be So Cozy After All…These Days Anyway, Part I by Law is Cool on Jun 17, 2009
First posted on Commercial Law International on Jun 5, 2009. In Canada an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling (McKenna v. Gammon Gold Inc.) has the potential to go viral like the latest YouTube sensation and challenge what can only be called one...
