Jan. 26, 2024 - Important guidance on “acting jointly or in concert” in a proxy contest was provided by the British Columbia Securities Commission (Commission) in NorthWest Copper Corp. (December 22, 2023). The Commission declined to find a joint actor relationship between a dissident and another...
Debate over Majority Voting Issues Draws National Media Attention
In articles published in The Globe and Mail and National Post, Davies partner Jennifer Longhurst comments on the controversies around “exceptional circumstances” and “enhanced quorums” in majority voting policies adopted by Canadian issuers under the TSX’s majority voting requirements.
The surge in attention to majority voting follows the release of Davies Governance Insights 2015, the fifth edition of Davies’ annual report, which presents our analysis of the important trends and developments in corporate governance for Canadian public companies. Our report provides guidance for boards and senior management of public companies and their investors on emerging and recurring governance themes—including majority voting—such as board composition and compensation, gender diversity initiatives and trends, shareholder issues such as engagement and proxy access, selected issues in board risk management, anticipated changes to the takeover bid regime and rights plans and corporate law reform.
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Governance Insights: 10 Trends that GCs and Boards Need to Know
Jan. 24, 2024 - The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we explore 10 important trends that will help general counsel and boards navigate the year ahead. In order to help you with your strategic and compliance planning, we discuss issues including the...