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The rules they are a-changin’: Corporate governance developments in 2020

The unprecedented upheaval in the personal and work lives of Canadians and people worldwide resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed down...

A year of upheavals and dashed expectations: Executive compensation developments in 2020

Executive compensation plans were upended in 2020 as a result of the dramatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business plans and the extraordinary...

All that glitters – 2020 mining review

Despite all of the uncertainties of the global pandemic (or perhaps because of them), 2020 saw a resurgence in the mining industry.

Novel hybrid debt issuances by Canadian banks

Hybrid debt is debt with embedded equity features that are added to meet requirements imposed by a regulator, rating agency or some other third party...

Force majeure clauses: Contractual risk allocation and the COVID-19 pandemic

Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the force majeure clause has entered what will hopefully be its only heyday.

Evolving capital markets regulatory enforcement

Even prior to the impacts of COVID-19, change was on the horizon for capital markets enforcement in 2020.

Key developments in white-collar defence

This year was marked by uncertainty and increased risk for businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flexibility in the financial market in response to major changes

This year, financial market participants have been subject to many unprecedented changes that have forced them to show a great deal of flexibility....