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Indemnity Clauses: Why You Think You Need Them (And When You Probably Don't)

If you ask a lawyer why an indemnity clause is included in an agreement, the reflexive answer is usually some version of "risk allocation". That answer is true. It is also incomplete.

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Canada's Merger Notification And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds In 2026

The 2026 updates to the notification thresholds under Investment Canada Act (the "ICA") have been announced.

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

2026 Private Capital Hot Topics: Key Takeaways

Davies partners recently presented on fund formation, fundraising, M&A and secondaries going into 2026 for the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA).

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

"Time Of The Essence" Clauses Head To The Supreme Court

A "time is of the essence" (TOE) clause may be the most contentious boilerplate provision in Canadian contract law, judging by the volume of Canadian case law that it has generated.

Canada Commercial

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Canada's Modern Slavery Act: Key Updates From Public Safety Canada Ahead Of The May 31, 2026 Reporting Deadline

Canada Commercial

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Tariffs, Tech And Turnarounds: Canada-US Cross‑border M&A In 2025

Worldwide Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Governance Insights: 10 Legal Updates GCs, Boards And Investors Need To Know

Canada Commercial

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Top 10 Compliance Tips For Your 2026 Report Under The Supply Chains Act

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

Navigating Lease Due Diligence: Key Considerations Upon Amalgamations

Canada Real Estate

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

Good Faith In M&A Deals At The Supreme Court Of Delaware: A Canadian Perspective

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Secondary Transactions In Private Equity: Planning, Governance And Exit Readiness

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Perspectives Pour 2026 En Droit De La Concurrence/antitrust Et De L'investissement Étranger : Mesures D'application De La Loi En Hausse Et Objectifs De Politique Élargis

Canada Anti-trust

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook 2026: More Enforcement And Expanded Policy Objectives

Canada Anti-trust

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Q4 2025 PE Briefing

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Canada's 2025 Federal Budget: Critical Changes To Cryptocurrency Taxation Investors, Traders, And Miners Need To Know

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Webinar: When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

Worldwide Employment

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BCF Business Law

Refusal To Hire Due To A Criminal Record: Who Bears The Liability?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Province Launches First IESO-led Competitive Process For Underwater High Voltage Transmission Line In Toronto

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Aboriginal Title Gives Way To Private Interests In New Brunswick

Canada Government

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Gowling WLG

Canadian Private Equity Update: Positive Trends, Liquidity Options And Key Issues For GPs And LPs

In this bulletin we provide our view on positive trends in the Canadian private equity market, discuss liquidity options being used in the current environment...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canada' Q4 2025 M&A Landscape

The value of Canadian M&A transactions surged in 2025, driven primarily by large cap deals and an acute focus on infrastructure and resources.

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

Fasken's Exit Insights

We are excited to share the first edition of Fasken's Exit InSights, a first-of-its-kind report analyzing Canadian venture capital-backed and high-growth technology company M&A trends.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Navigating The 'Silver Tsunami': How Search Funds Are Redefining Succession Planning In The Canadian SME Market

Canada's founder-led SME market is approaching a demographic inflection point. Across the country, many of these businesses built over the past three to four decades are facing the reality of owner retirement...

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Capital Call Facilities: Key Considerations And Protections For Private Equity Funds

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Equity Line Financing: A Strategic Tool For Large-scale Projects In Canada

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

ONCA Deals A Blow To Deal Certainty In M&A

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Quantum Computing Investments Aligning With Canada's Defence Priorities

Canada Government

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Sur la cible : Perspectives du capital-investissement pour 2026 | 10e édition

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

On Target: 2026 Private Equity Outlook 10th Edition

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Publishes Draft Updated Merger Enforcement Guidelines

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Budget 2025: Effect On M&A Market

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

Insights From Cassels/ACG Event

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

An Update On Private Equity M&A In Canada

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

Canadian Competition Bureau Publishes Draft Updated Merger Enforcement Guidelines

The Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released for consultation draft Merger Enforcement Guidelines (draft MEGs), updating its last comprehensive merger guidelines issued in 2011 (2011 MEGs).

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Budget 2025: Effect On M&A Market

The recent Federal budget outlines several factors influencing M&A and PE. Please see our Budget 2025: Building Canada's Strength article for a more detailed...

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

Insights From Cassels/ACG Event

Cassels and ACG recently co-hosted an event entitled "An Insider's Perspective on Shaping Canada's Economic Future" and a number of observations were shared...

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

An Update On Private Equity M&A In Canada

M&A activity in 2025 has been defined by fewer deals but larger overall deal values, underscoring a bifurcated market. Globally, overall deal value rose sharply...

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

Glow And Grow : What's Shaping M&A In The Beauty Industry

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Publishes Draft Guidelines On Anti-Competitive Conduct And Agreements

The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently published draft enforcement guidelines (Draft Guidelines) that cover most of the reviewable conduct (non-criminal) provisions...

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Obligations fiduciaires après la transaction : les enseignements tirés de Megory Holdings

Les acheteurs comptent souvent sur la participation continue des vendeurs pour faciliter...

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Season Finale: Wrapping Up A Year In M&A (Podcast)

In the Season 1 finale, hosts and National M&A co-leads Jason Saltzman and Danny Wakeling look back on a year of insightful conversations across the evolving M&A landscape and thank our guests...

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Lion Electric Tests The Limits Of Directors' And Officers' Releases Under The Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act

The collapse of The Lion Electric Company and its affiliates (Lion Electric) has attracted considerable attention as a sign of potential trouble in Québec's manufacturing and electric vehicle sectors.

Canada Insolvency

TL

Torys LLP

IRS Releases Proposed And Final Regulations Affecting Foreign Governments

TL

Torys LLP

It's Not A Bug, It's Innovation: Why Criticism Of Private Equity's Use Of Continuation Vehicles Is Wrong

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

The Voluntary Disclosure Landscape: Strategic Considerations For Tax Lawyers – Comparing Canada And The United States

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

2025 M&A Year In Review

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Navigating The New Competition Act: Early Impacts And Emerging Challenges

Canada Anti-trust

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Aucun « changement important » en jurisprudence : perspectives pratiques suite à la décision hautement attendue de la Cour suprême (Lundin)

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian M&A Outlook: Cautious Optimism In A Reshaped Market

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Hot Topics In Financial Services M&A

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Asset Joint Venture Monetizations: Unlocking Capital While Keeping Control

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Search Funds In Canada: Navigating Cross-border Challenges

Worldwide Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Navigating The New Competition Act: Early Impacts And Emerging Challenges (Podcast)

Canada Anti-trust

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

2025 Osler Legal Outlook

Canada Law Performance

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Affirms Broad Definition Of "Material Change"

Canada Commercial

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Redefining Real Estate Deals: Trends In Representations And Warranties In Purchase Agreements

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

"A Change Is A Change" – The Supreme Court Rejects A Narrow Interpretation Of "Material Change"

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

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Episode Five: Hostile Bids – Unsolicited Takeovers And Legal And Strategic Challenges (Podcast)

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Dentons Canada LLP

A Conversation With Mark Shulgan (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Private Equity Outlook 2024 - Top Ten Takeaways (Video)

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Equity Compensation Plans: Stock Options, RSUs, And Allocation (Video)

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Siskinds LLP

Influencers In Toronto: Spotlight On Alan James (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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