• Bennett Jones and the Launch of Mondaq's ESG Comparative Guide
    October 07, 2022
    The inaugural Mondaq ESG Comparative Guide has been launched. Bennett Jones' Radha Curpen is the contributing editor. She and 10 other Bennett Jones lawyers author the Canadian chapter of the Guide. Mondaq's ESG Guide initially includes 18 chapters with contributions from pre-eminent lawyers in leading law firms in Canada, U.S., U.K., Germany, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Brazil and more.
  • ESG Advisory Services Brochure
    September 21, 2021
    Learn more about Bennett Jones' ESG advisory services and how we can help you define, build, support and sustain your company's ESG performance.
  • Key Considerations for Going-Private Transactions in Canada
    June 17, 2020
    To assist interested parties in navigating a going-private transaction in Canada, we have prepared the following summary of key considerations.
  • Key Considerations for Private Investments in Public Companies (PIPEs) in Canada
    June 17, 2020
    To assist interested parties in navigating a private investment in public equity (PIPE) transaction in Canada, we have prepared the following summary of key considerations.
  • Imagining the Ideal Video-Conferencing Solution
    May 25, 2020
    Bennett Jones joined this year’s Financial Times Innovative Lawyers programme and Global Legal Hackathon to come up with a specific solution to a challenge that our lawyers were facing since businesses and courts were forced to close.
  • Canadian Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Measures
    November 08, 2019
    Goods imported into Canada are generally only subject to assessment of ordinary customs duty and goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax. However, during the course of any year, certain imported goods face the additional assessment of anti-dumping and/or countervailing duties because they have been found to have caused injury or retardation to a Canadian domestic industry or because they threaten to cause injury by virtue of being dumped or subsidized. Two Canadian government bodies, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), administer the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and the Special Import Measures Regulations (SIMR), Canada’s laws that deal with anti-dumping and countervailing duties. The SIMA and the SIMR contain 98 sections and 58 regulations, respectively, of complex legal rules. This book is designed to provide a brief but thorough outline of the principal elements of Canada’s anti-dumping and anti-subsidy legislation, including amendments to the SIMA and the SIMR that came into force in April 2018. However, any person involved in proceedings under the SIMA should seek the guidance of an experienced, Canadian trade lawyer as to the application of the law.
  • Cannabis IPO Checklist
    February 12, 2019
    With their access to local and global investors and finance opportunities for companies at all stages, Canada’s world leading cannabis capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity. While Canada has several public listing platforms, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) are the principal and most well known exchanges.
  • Mining Initial Public Offering Checklist
    February 11, 2019
    Canada’s world leading mining capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how. While Canada has several public listing platforms, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) are the principal and most relevant exchanges for mining companies.
  • Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Initial Public Offering Checklist
    February 08, 2019
    Canada’s world leading oil and gas capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global natural resources, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how. While Canada has several public listing platforms, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Exchange (TSXV) are the principal and most relevant exchanges for oil and gas exploration and production companies.
  • Oilfield Services Initial Public Offering Checklist
    February 07, 2019
    Canada’s world leading oilfield services capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how. While Canada has several public listing platforms, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) are the principal and most relevant exchanges for oilfield services companies.
  • Renewable Energy & Clean Technology Initial Public Offering Checklist
    February 06, 2019
    Canada’s world leading renewable energy and clean technology capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how. While Canada has several public listing platforms, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) are the principal and most relevant exchanges for renewable energy & clean technology companies.
  • Looking Forward: Class Actions in 2019
    January 31, 2019
    For the last six years, the Bennett Jones Class Actions Practice Group has published an annual year-in-review: our attempt to recap some highlights in class action litigation over the last year and make some soft predictions about where the practice and the law are headed in the coming year. Though class actions have been a mainstay in Ontario for almost 30 years, the practice is still developing and maturing, with new issues arising every day and new law from our appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada on some fundamental issues. In this year’s edition, we start with a look at competition and antitrust class actions, an area that will surely be upended when the Supreme Court of Canada releases its decision in Godfrey v Toshiba Corporation. Then, we turn to the intersection between arbitration clauses and class actions, an issue that has been the subject of two appeals this year alone. Next we survey privacy law class actions—the Starwood database security incident is but the latest example of companies and governments grappling with class actions following privacy breaches. From a more ground-up level, we discuss the evidentiary standard in product liability class actions—despite being described as “quintessential” class actions, our courts still grapple with whether to certify these cases.
  • Canadian Safeguard Measures
    October 04, 2018
    Safeguards are exceptional measures intended to temporarily assist domestic producers that have suffered, or are threatened by serious injury from increased imports of specific goods. Unlike anti-dumping or anti-subsidy investigations, these subject goods may be fairly traded but nonetheless cause injury. In Canada, safeguards can take the form of: (i) an import surtax under Division 4 of the Canadian Customs Tariff, or (ii) a restriction on import volumes, such as an import quota or tariff-rate quota, under the Export and Import Permits Act. The Governor-in-Council (i.e., federal Cabinet) has the authority to impose safeguards: i. on a provisional basis and only in the form of a surtax, after a report by the minister of finance, in “critical circumstances” for up to 200 days, or ii. following an inquiry by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“CITT”). Safeguard inquiries by the CITT are governed by a set of complex legal rules and procedures set out in the CITT Act, CITT Regulations and the CITT Rules. This booklet provides a brief but thorough outline of the principal elements of Canada’s safeguards legislation. However, any person involved in a safeguard proceeding should seek the guidance of an experienced, Canadian trade lawyer regarding the application of the law and strategic options that optimize commercial outcomes.
  • Due North: U.S. Private Equity Sets Sights on Canada
    September 19, 2018
    To outsiders, private equity in Canada is often associated with the country’s pension funds, and for good reason—they play an outsized role as investors on the world stage. But the country is also known as an attractive destination for PE investment from abroad, especially from the United States. The total disclosed value of PE deals in Canada last year was the highest in a decade at US$14.1bn, according to Mergermarket data. That figure is on pace to rise further in 2018.
  • Looking Forward: Canadian Class Actions in 2018
    November 23, 2017
    The past year saw another flurry of Canadian class action activity. Courts across the country rendered significant decisions that should give companies doing business in Canada cause for both concern and optimism. While the risk of facing a Canadian class action expands, new tools are emerging to deal with claims and limit exposure. The need for comprehensive yet practical strategies to avoid and defend complex Canadian class actions has never been greater.
  • Public Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada
    May 2017
    Canadian public merger and acquisition transactions in 2016 (in-bound and out-bound) comprised over C$400 billion in value with at least one-third of the transactions in Canada being fueled by foreign buyers. The second edition of the guide provides an overview of the current Canadian legal system for anyone contemplating a public merger and acquisition transaction in Canada. It describes, among other things, acquisition techniques, deal strategy and tactics, minority shareholder rights, directors' duties, regulatory approvals, cross-border considerations and tax and employment matters. The new edition of the guide is particularly timely in light of significant changes to Canada's take-over bid regime over 2016/2017.
  • Looking Forward: Canadian Class Actions in 2017
    March 02, 2017
    In 2016, significant decisions were rendered in class proceedings that provide clarity on how Canadian courts intend to interact with each other, domestic and foreign litigants, and courts internationally going forward. Recent trends towards the globalization of Canada’s class regime have continued. Bennett Jones was involved in some of the most important cases of 2016. Our active and expanding class actions practice group maintained its hard-earned reputation as a leader in the Canadian legal market. By leveraging our practical experience, litigation expertise, and unparalleled knowledge of procedure, we helped clients achieve meaningful results that aligned with their business objectives. With the additional clarity provided by recent decisions, the stage is set for continued Canadian class action activity in 2017. Our 2017 Looking Forward publication contains our discussion of recent Canadian class action trends and our look forward at how we anticipate those trends will impact strategies for defeating class actions or potentially avoiding them altogether.
  • Legal Privilege
    December 2016
    Privilege provides special protection that exempts certain documents and other forms of communication from having to be disclosed in legal proceedings. Its protection is powerful, but it can be easily lost if the privileged information is handled incorrectly. This guide has been created to provide basic information about privilege in Canadian law and suggest ways to protect it. Our lawyers are happy to provide you with legal advice particular to your circumstances.
  • The Upstream Oilfield Services Industry in Western Canada - A Backgrounder
    November 24, 2016
    This backgrounder has been prepared as a resource for investors who are looking for opportunities to invest in a sector that is an indispensable part of the Canadian energy sector and the Western Canadian economy.
  • Alberta's Limitation Laws
    October 31, 2016
    This booklet is intended as a basic guide for persons who will be affected by the Alberta Limitations Act. This guide should not be regarded as a substitute for specific legal advice. Persons who require legal advice should consult with legal counsel. A copy of the Act is included for your convenience.
  • Host Liability, 10th Edition
    June 13, 2016
    This booklet is intended as a basic guide to host liability, which is the potential for personal and corporate liability for injuries sustained by employees, clients and other persons as a result of alcohol intoxication. This guide should not be regarded as a substitute for specific legal advice and persons requiring such advice should consult legal counsel. The lawyers at Bennett Jones LLP would be pleased to provide such advice.
  • Looking Forward: Canadian Class Actions in 2016
    February 21, 2016
    The last few years have been active for class actions in Canada, and the activity did not slow down in 2015.This past year, Bennett Jones was involved with some of the most important class actions in the country. Our active and growing class actions practice group continued to earn its reputation as a leader in the Canadian legal market. By leveraging our practical experience, litigation expertise, and unparalleled knowledge of procedure, we helped clients achieve meaningful results that aligned with their business objectives. What follows is our discussion and analysis of trends in Canadian class actions in 2015 and likely developments we anticipate seeing in 2016.
  • Canadian Carbon Markets & Sustainable Development
    2016
    Andrew Chachula authored chapter "Canadian Carbon Markets & Sustainable Development" in Stanley D. Berger's Key Developments in Environmental Law 2016 (Toronto: Canada Law Book, 2016).
  • Looking Forward: Canadian Class Actions in 2015
    March 04, 2015
    Developments in the courts continue to make class actions an attractive option for plaintiffs. The sphere of risk for companies operating in Canada is expanding. It is thus no surprise that activity in Canadian class actions did not slow down in 2014.
  • Private Placement of Securities in Canada
    January 2015
    Securities regulation in Canada is a matter of provincial jurisdiction and each of the ten Canadian provinces and three territories has its own securities regulatory body that enforces the relevant local legislation and generally has the power to promulgate rules, regulations and policies with respect to securities trading. Although the legal requirements with respect to securities offerings are substantially similar in each province and territory, there are some unique features to each regime.
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