Osler Legal Year in Review

Legal Year in Review 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, it is time again to share with our clients and friends our observations about some of the most significant legal developments affecting Canadian business over the past year and their implications for 2019 and beyond.

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Canada first G7 country to legalize retail cannabis
Climate change regulation: New tensions between federal and provincial legislators
Cryptoassets in 2018: Prices down, enforcement up, institutional interest steady
Canadian cannabis companies conquer U.S. capital markets
The take-over bid regime after two years
U.S. capital markets developments in 2018: From rocks in the ground to rolling with cannabis, and everything in between
Canadian developments affecting cross-border offerings of securities
Resource projects and Indigenous consultation – What is best practice after a year of uncertainty?
Strategic investment transactions create benefits for mining companies
Technology highlights from 2018: Growth in artificial intelligence and modernization of the payments system
White-collar crime enforcement
Corporate governance: More engagement
Privacy stakes higher than ever in 2018 for regulators, businesses and citizens
The slow burn of U.S. tax reform
From transfer pricing to tax treaties: Canadian cross-border tax update
Foreign Investment in Canada: Focus on national security and liberalization of the net benefit regime
Cross-border investigations: B.C. Court affirms broad power to issue legal process against foreign companies
CUSMA and regulatory amendments create challenges and opportunities for IP owners in 2018
A busy year in trade: CUSMA, CPTPP and Tariffs