K&L Gates LLP (JD Supra Canada)

Resale Price Maintenance May Carry More Risk Than Originally Thought in Canada, Eh?
In a decision made public on 4 May, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the Court) determined that an asserted conspiracy claim concerning a price maintenance dispute should proceed to trial, despite Canada’s Competition Tribunal not having issued an opinion on the matter.
Legal Hurdles and Current Prospects of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
§ 7B.01 Introduction* - The saga of Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project (Trans Mountain Expansion Project) illustrates many of the issues that face a pipeline developer in a sophisticated, developed nation. Originally published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in the Proceedings of the 65th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute - 2019. Please see full...
Bank of Canada and Monetary Authority of Singapore Jointly Publish Report on the Use of Blockchain in Making Cross-Border Payments
Two central banks have taken steps to facilitate cross border payments through the use of blockchain. On 1 May 2019, the Bank of Canada (BOC) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) jointly published a report on their trials of settling tokenised digital currencies across different blockchain platforms (Report).
Cryptocurrency Firms Struggle to Engage Auditors
In January 2019, Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX, announced that it had lost $180 million of virtual currency, prompting calls for tighter regulatory oversight of the industry.
Blockchain Energizer Vol. 5
There is a lot of buzz around blockchain technology and its potential to revolutionize a wide range of industries from finance and healthcare to real estate and supply chain management. Reports estimate that over $1.4 billion was invested in blockchain startups in 2016 alone, and many institutions and companies are forming partnerships to explore how blockchain ledgers and smart contracts can be

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