Instructor(s): Glen Johnson
Pre-requisites/Co-requisites
Business Organizations

This course will cover, from a practitioner’s perspective, the key aspects of the law in Canada that governs the use of capital markets by corporations and other business organizations. The course begins with an account of the development, scope and enforcement of securities regulation, and the role and responsibilities of market participants. Subsequent topics covered include: requirements for raising capital through an offering of securities to the public, including disclosure; ongoing continuous disclosure requirements for reporting issuers and insider trading; shareholder democracy and corporate governance issues under securities law; and the rules governing take-over bids and special transactions. In this course, we address these topics by examining Canadian securities legislation and related rules and policies, as well as by examining leading cases from the courts and Canadian securities regulators on key aspects of securities regulation.

Evaluation
A three-hour open book examination (100%).
Academic year
2024 - 2025

At a Glance

First Term
Credits
4
Hours
4

Enrolment

Maximum
76

73 JD
3 LLM/SJD/MSL/SJD U

Schedule

M: 6:10 - 8:00 pm
W: 6:10 - 8:00 pm