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Transport Survey 2012 - Sea and clouds

The way ahead transport survey – third report

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Annual review 2010/11

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Mining in Canada: Tremendous resources and growth in a shrinking world More

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Canada: A world energy superpower More

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February 9, 2012 Norton Rose Canada congratulates Jack Marshall, Q.C., on establishing independent practice Norton Rose Canada extends its best wishes to Jack Marshall, Q.C., one of Canada's leading arbitrators and commercial litigation counsel, on establishing an independent practice.
January 30, 2012 The innovation challenge – and the misallocation of capital Richard Sutin’s proposal for flow-through shares in the biotech and other innovation sectors is discussed in a front page article in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.
January 24, 2012 Norton Rose Canada raises more than $321,000 as part of the Centraide – United Way campaign Norton Rose Canada is proud to announce that its members collected over $321,000 as part of the firm’s Centraide – United Way campaign.

January 30, 2012 Norton Rose Canada advises on C$610.9 million acquisition of Wild Stream Exploration Inc. by Crescent Point Energy Corp. Norton Rose Canada is acting as legal adviser to conventional oil and gas producer, Crescent Point Energy Corp., on its approximately C$610.9 million acquisition of Wild Stream Exploration Inc.
January 30, 2012 Borrowing from customers is a form of microfinancing Pierre Crichton comments in the National Post on retailers who finance their businesses by borrowing money from customers through microfinancing via prepaid purchases.
January 20, 2012 Norton Rose Canada advises on C$3.2 billion acquisition of Provident Energy Ltd. by Pembina Pipeline Corporation Norton Rose Canada is acting as Canadian legal adviser to Provident Energy Ltd. on the C$3.2 billion acquisition of the company by Pembina Pipeline Corporation.

November 2011 Dissolution recognized as potential remedy in merger challenges In a recent order dated November 3, 2011, the Competition Tribunal recognized that dissolution can be available as a potential remedy to address the anticompetitive effects of a completed merger.
November 2011 Poison pills and go-shops: Alberta decision analyzes when shareholder rights plan “must go” On October 14, 2011, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) issued its written decision regarding the Afexa Life Sciences Inc. shareholder rights plans in connection with competing takeover bids for Afexa.
November 2011 Developments in Internet law: defamation and hyperlinks The Supreme Court of Canada has advanced both defamation law and Internet law in its recent decision in Crookes v Newton, released on October 19, 2011.

November 2011 Pharma in brief - Canada: Federal Court finds selection patent invalid for lack of utility [ZYPREXA® (olanzapine)] In October 2009, the Federal Court dismissed Lilly’s action for infringement of Canadian Patent No. 2,041,113 (“113 Patent) primarily on the basis that Lilly was not entitled to a second patent for olanzapine (Eli Lilly Canada Inc. v. Novopharm Limited...
November 2011 Accounting requirements under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (the Act) came into force on October 17, 2011.
October 2011 Securities regulators publish notice regarding advertising practices In September 2011, the staff (the Staff) of the securities regulatory authorities of Alberta, Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories (the Jurisdictions) published CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 51-336 Issuers Using...

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April 25, 2011 Barrick Gold announces $7.3 billion take-over offer for Equinox Minerals On April 25, 2011, Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick), a leading Toronto-based mining company and the world's largest gold mining company, announced that it has entered into a support agreement for Barrick to acquire...
July 29, 2011 Nortel closes sale of patent portfolio for US$4.5 billion Counsel to Nortel in the unprecedented US$4.5 billion sale of its patent portfolio

June 20, 2011 Atlantic Power to buy Capital Power for $1.09 billion Counsel to Capital Power Income L.P., a limited partnership owning more than 1,400MV of electricity generating assets in Canada and the United States, in its $1.09 billion agreement to be acquired by Atlantic Power Corp.
August 3, 2011 Restoration Hardware enters into US$317.5 million restated senior secured revolving credit facilities Canadian counsel to Bank of America, N.A., as collateral and administrative agent and as lender, in connection with the establishment of a US$317.5 million asset based credit facilities in favour of Restoration Hardware, Inc. and Restoration Hardware Cana

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