Confidentiality Agreements and Future Hostile Bids

Relatively recent jurisprudence in Canada and the U.S. has had an impact on how confidentiality agreements and standstill agreements are negotiated and considered, with respect to future hostile bid situations. On January 19, 2009, Justice Alexandra Hoy of the Ontario Superior Court held that RIM was in breach of confidentiality agreements between RIM and Certicom
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Canada implements Bitcoin legislation

On June 19th, the federal government gave Royal Assent to Bill C-31, An Act to Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget Tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and Other Measures. This legislation makes Canada one of the first countries to regulate digital currencies.   This bill includes provisions which make virtual currencies such as Bitcoin subject to the same standards
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