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Legal Year in Review provides detailed observations from the legal experts at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on the most significant legal and business developments from 2022 and their implications for 2023. With 26 informative and in-depth articles covering a wide variety of topics, we help you stay informed. Listen to our Legal Year in Review.

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Introduction

Our impressions of the year’s most important developments

Privacy

The freight train of privacy legislative reform keeps rolling

M&A

Top Canadian public M&A legal developments in 2022

Foreign Investment / Competition

Big changes to competition and foreign investment law and policy in Canada

French Language Law

Québec makes sweeping changes to its French language laws

Privacy Litigation

Canadian privacy class actions evolve beyond traditional data breaches

Class Actions

The perils of evidentiary ‘Jenga towers’ in securities class actions

Litigation

No exit: Force majeure and economic risk allocation during COVID-19

Tax Disputes

Tax avoidance in Canada and the future of the GAAR

Insolvency

Reverse vesting orders: Popular in Canada and going international?

Financial Services Regulatory

Financial services regulation in 2022: Bridging the gaps

Financial Services

2022: A big year for benchmark interbank offered rate reform

Cryptoassets

Digital assets and blockchain: Trudging the road to greater clarity

Capital Markets

Capital markets activity slows as regulatory changes appear on the horizon

Enforcement

2022 developments in capital markets enforcement

Enforcement

White-collar crime enforcement in Canada: Making headway?

Health

The evolving regulatory landscape of virtual care in Canada

Mining

Critical minerals: A test for the Canadian mining industry

Energy

Government initiatives accelerate new investments in energy transition across Western Canada

Trade

Trade law, sanctions and export controls in a new era of global geopolitics

Tax Planning

Canada proposes significant tax amendments to align with OECD BEPS recommendations

ESG

ESG: Increased activity and activism

Corporate Governance

Corporate governance: New corporate rules and enhanced societal expectations

Indigenous Law

Treaty rights and resource development: The cumulative effects claims begin to pile up

Employment

Clarity on vaccine mandates and other issues for employers in 2022

Executive Compensation

2023: Time to revisit your equity plan design and disclosure

Real Estate

How dense is too dense? Challenges of urban densification

Capital Markets

Capital markets activity slows as regulatory changes appear on the horizon

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Legal Year in Review provides general information only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Specific advice should be sought in connection with your circumstances. For more information, please email Osler at counsel@osler.com.