The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we review 10 developments that general counsel and directors of Canadian public companies, and their investors, should know for 2025 and beyond.
These developments include the growing importance of board oversight duties, a potentially significant change to issuers’ timely disclosure obligations, the enduring presence of activists in the Canadian marketplace and the expanding regulatory and governance focus on the management of AI technologies.
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Disclosure Interrupted: CSA Pauses Climate and Diversity Disclosure Rules
Apr. 28, 2025 - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is pausing its work on climate-related and diversity-related disclosure rules in order “to support Canadian markets and issuers as they adapt to the recent developments in the U.S. and globally. ” Consistent with the CSA’s recent regulatory shift...
Governance Insights: Dual Fiduciaries – A Cautionary Tale for Nominee Directors
Apr. 23, 2025 - The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we review the Manti Holdings decision from Delaware. For boards, nominees and nominating shareholders, the decision is a reminder of the importance of identifying and managing both actual and...
