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In Buduchnist Credit Union Limited v. 2321197 Ontario Inc., 2024 ONCA 57 (Buduchnist), the Court of Appeal for Ontario has affirmed that superior courts have broad and flexible jurisdiction to address breaches of...more
On the second anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine and in response to the death of activist Aleksey Navalny in a Russian prison, the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom, along with Australia and...more
On 29 March and 20 April 2023, Switzerland adopted new measures against Russia, following those recently adopted by the EU as part of a tenth sanction package. More industrial, high-tech and aviation goods are now banned for...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
Typically, pursuing fraudsters is an exercise in detective work, forensic analysis and a lot of circumstantial evidence. Rarely does a fraud come with a smoking gun or confession. Parties must cobble together evidence...more
The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more
In this post we discuss disclosure obligations under Canadian economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws, including in respect of financial services providers. As discussed below: There are disclosure obligations...more
Introduction - Economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws are having increasing impact on day-to-day business operations for companies in many industries and have also become an important area of diligence for equity...more
The United States and its allies respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with even tougher sanctions against Russia, its leaders, and its leading businesses. Our International Trade & Regulatory Group breaks down the...more
In an interesting announcement, the US, EU, UK and Canada implemented additional sanctions against Belarus. The coordinated announcement reflected the Biden Administration’s diplomatic commitment to joint sanctions actions. ...more
Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes. Puisqu’à...more
Following the military coup on 1 February 2021 and subsequent human rights violations, the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office added three Myanmar military officers to the UK Sanctions List on 18 February 2021....more
Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes....more
On Friday, December 1, 2017, the SEC filed an emergency action in federal district court in Brooklyn alleging that Dominic Lacroix and Sabrina Paradis-Roger, both from Quebec, Canada, raised approximately $15 million in a...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has introduced a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in...more