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w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m J U N E 2 0 1 7 5 L E G A L R E P O RT S Contents TA X 39 Full disclosure Offshore accounts will soon be much easier to track for Canadian authorities By Mallory Hendry M E R G E R S A N D A C Q U I S I T I O N S 43 Cross-border deals now the norm With M&A increasingly global, American trends are finding their way into Canadian deals By Elizabeth Raymer 7 R E G I O N A L W R A P - U P A look at what's happening from coast to coast 18 R E A L E S TAT E Restricting foreign ownership By Marg. Bruineman 22 C R O S S E X A M I N E D Deepa Mattoo's work helping women facing violence By Jennifer Brown ntitled-1 1 12-02-21 11:22 AM D E PA RT M E N T S 15 B A N K I N G O N C O R P O R AT E A done deal undone By Neill May 16 T O P C O U RT TA L E S The SCC's place in the world By Philip Slayton 24 L E G A L I N N O VAT I O N N O W Pricing innovation By Stephen Mabey 46 B A C K PA G E SCC caps season of diverse legal cases By Jim Middlemiss 39 43 June 2017 • Volume 41, Issue 6 O P I N I O N S 26 Tracking dirty money A turf war between law societies and the feds on money-laundering rules By Elizabeth Thompson 32 Legal Fees The results of our annual Legal Fees Survey shows that the billable hour is far from dead By Mallory Hendry Continuing a tradition of excellence L e s P r i x K e n n e t h R . W ils on 2 0 1 4 Finaliste 2 0 1 4 K e n n e t h R . W ils on A w a r d s Finalist L e s P r i x K e n n e t h R . W ils on 2 0 14 Médaille d'argent L e s P r i x K e n n e t h R . W ils on 2 0 14 Magazine de l'année L e s P r i x K e n n e t h R . W ils on 2 0 14 Médaille d'or 2 01 4 K e n n e t h R . W ils on A w a r d s Silver Winner 2 01 4 K e n n e t h R . W ils on A w a r d s Gold Winner 2 0 1 4 K e n n e t h R . W ils on A w a r d s Magazine of the Year L e s P r i x K e n n e t h R . W ils on 2 01 4 Site Web de l'année 20 1 4 K e n n e t h R . W ils on A w a r d s Website of the Year L e s P r i x K e n n e t h R . W ils on 2 01 4 Magazine de l'année Finaliste 20 1 4 K e n n e t h R . W ils on A w a r d s Magazine of the Year Finalist L ' é lit e du s ec t e u r ca n a d i e n d e s pu li ca ti on s p r o f e ssi onn e ll e s B e st i n C a n a d i a n B u si n e ss P u b lis h i n g B e st i n C a n a d i a n B u si n e ss P u b lis h i n g L ' é lit e du s ec t e u r ca n a d i e n d e s pu li ca ti on s p r o f e ssi onn e ll e s L ' é lite du s ect e u r ca n a d i e n d es pu li ca ti on s p r o f e ss i onn e ll e s L ' é lit e du s ec t e u r ca n a d i e n d e s pu li ca ti on s p r o f e ssi onn e ll e s B e st i n C a n a d i a n B u si n ess P u b li s h i n g L ' é lit e du s ect e u r ca n a d i e n d e s pu li ca ti on s p r o f e ss i o nn e ll e s B e st i n C a n a d i a n B u si n e ss P u b lis h i n g B e st i n C a n a d i a n B u si n e ss P u b lis h i n g L ' é lit e du s ec t e u r ca n a d i e n d es pu li ca ti on s p r o f e ssi o nn e ll es B e st i n C a n a d i a n B u s i n e ss P u b lis h i ng 26 KIM STALLKNECHT Kim Marsh investigated money laundering in his former role with the RCMP. F E AT U R E S What can a litigation funder provide and how does the funder get paid? A litigation funder typically pays legal fees, disbursements and court-ordered costs. e funding is non-recourse, so the funder recovers its outlay and collects a fee only on the successful resolution of the case. If the case is lost, the funder loses its invested amount and pays any court-ordered costs. For full answer see: www.lexpert.ca/article/litigation-funding-q-and-a/ Sponsored by Bentham IMF Naomi Loewith Investment Manager Legal Counsel Bentham IMF Untitled-1 1 2017-05-19 11:52 AM $ $ $ $ $ $

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