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- Michael Binetti Appeared On The News Forum “Canadian Justice” Program Regarding Rogers/Shaw Merger
AGM lawyer Michael Binetti appeared on The News Forum’s “Canadian Justice” program with Keldon Bester, Co-Founder of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, to discuss Rogers Communication Inc.’s $26 billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc., and what the deal could mean for Canadian consumers. Hoste … Read more »
- Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear appeal of decision allowing creditors to recover from the directing mind of a bankrupt corporation
In Ernst & Young Inc. v Aquino (2022 ONCA 202), the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s ruling that the controlling mind of a bankrupt corporation can be held liable to the corporation’s creditors for money taken from the corporation by fraud before the corporation became insolvent. The S … Read more »
- Rogers and Shaw merger cleared by Competition Tribunal
The Competition Tribunal has dismissed the Commissioner of Competition’s application to block Rogers Communication’s acquisition of Shaw Communications in the most consequential merger decision in Canadian history. When Rogers and Shaw initially announced their proposed merger, the Commissioner expr … Read more »
- Court of Appeal confirms that insurers that sell insurance in Ontario should litigate coverage issues in Ontario
In its recent decision in Vale Canada Limited v. Royal and SunAlliance Insurance Company of Canada, Ontario’s top court confirmed what a layperson would think to be obvious: that an insurer that chooses to underwrite and insure Ontario risks can expect to be required to litigate resulting coverage d … Read more »
- Competition Act Review Features Input from David Vaillancourt
The Government of Canada is in the process of conducting the first detailed review of the Competition Act in over a decade. This detailed review comes on the heels of some narrower and targeted amendments implemented through this year’s Budget Implementation Act. As part of its review, the Minister … Read more »