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White-collar crime enforcement in Canada: Making headway?

En 2022, il y a eu des développements importants dans la réglementation et l’application de la loi sur le crime en col blanc.

Class action prevails over arbitration in Pokornik v. SkipTheDishes

A recent Manitoba court decision illustrates that courts will permit class actions to proceed in the face of “after the fact” arbitration...

Transparency International identifies concerns with Canadian enforcement in biannual report

Canada continues to face criticism for a perceived lack of anti-corruption enforcement. Osler’s Malcolm Aboud, Sarah Firestone and Sierra Farr...

Ransomware sentence indicative of cross-border cooperation in enforcement of white-collar crimes

A United States court recently sentenced a Canadian citizen to 20 years in prison for his participation in the NetWalker ransomware attacks. The case...

You (may not) get what you bargained for: a receivership order displaces an arbitration clause in Mundo Media

The worlds of insolvency and arbitration collided in a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision. Osler’s Mary Paterson, Mary Angela Rowe and Sarah...

Cullen Commission releases final report on money laundering in British Columbia

On June 15, 2022, the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia led by the Honourable Austin F. Cullen as Commissioner (the...

Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce elicits potential enforcement changes in proposed Capital Markets Act

The draft of Ontario’s proposed Capital Markets Act includes several recommendations designed to modernize and enhance the OSC’s...