Lexpert, Jan. 2019
Lexpert identifies and reports on emerging business issues and practice areas in the business of law. Whether online, in our magazine or in the DealsWire e-newsletter, we chronicle deals and lawsuits of interest, and cover issues of broad concern to the legal profession and those who purchase legal services. We hope you enjoy this sampling of our latest content.
From the DealsWire: Morgan Stanley to buy Solium Capital | Brookfield eyes India's Reliance Industries | Lyft founders to increase voting control
The Lexpert DealsWire (subscribe here) documents facts, figures and key legal players behind recent deals. This week’s announced deal spotlight features the key players and figures in Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s intended acquisition of Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp.
In our closed deals section, we look at Air Canada’s acquisition of Aimia’s Aeroplan loyalty business, as well as Scotiabank’s acquisition of MD Financial Management.
We also look at the legal players behind De Beers’ acquisition of Peregrine Diamonds, and ATCO’s 40% interest in Neltume Ports S.A.
And from our new newsletter, LitigationWire, launched January 31st:
The Lexpert LitigationWire provides news and opinions on many aspects of litigation. This issue of LitigationWire includes summaries of decisions on whether an appellant could require her insurer to provide her with medical cannabis; and whether an auditor was liable for losses sustained by clients of a bankrupt securities dealer.
Applying Foreign Law in Canadian Class Actions
On December 28, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the case of Das v George Weston Limited. At 114 pages, the Court’s decision is thoroughly reasoned and substantive. It also deals with important issues that are significant to all class action practitioners, including choice of law in class proceedings, the interpretation of foreign law, and costs in public-interest class proceedings.
On the Deal Q&A: Mining Complexity
Nemaska Lithium is building an electrochemical plant and spodumene mine in Québec. The closing of a $1.1-billion financing package in May — the largest in the global industry to date — created a big buzz among domestic and foreign investors alike. Here, Lexpert talks to the counsel who pulled off the deal.
The legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada heralds a new era for employers, who must now deal with the potential implications of the drug in their workplaces.
There are no “alternative” legal service providers anymore, writes Marketing columnist Heather Suttie. Lawyers and other professionals who provide legal services can now be found outside the traditional law firm partnership structure. Providing responsive, solution-oriented, client-first legal services require continual transformation to meet the market’s everchanging demands, while retaining distinctiveness, and setting divisiveness aside.
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