Davies Governance Insights – September 2022 – Corporate Governance

Davies Governance Insights analyzes the top trends and
issues most important to Canadian public companies and provides
practical guidance for boards to meet these challenges head on.

In this edition:

• Ten Regulatory and Judicial Developments That GCs and
  Boards Need to Know examines key developments relating to
  activist short selling, financial disclosure, special committees,
  fairness opinions, climate disclosure, MAE clauses and more.




• Bulletproofing Your Board Against Oppression
  Claims provides an overview of oppression claims, the
  situations in which they arise and practical steps that boards can
  take to protect themselves.




• CEO Succession Trends and Best Practices
  analyzes recent trends in CEO departures in Canada and the United
  States, core disclosure considerations and best practices in
  ongoing planning strategies.




• True Majority Voting for CBCA Public Companies: Is Your
  Board Ready? addresses commonly asked questions and key
  considerations for companies that are subject to the new majority
  voting regime for uncontested director elections.




• Competing Frameworks: Mandatory Climate Disclosure Is
  (Almost) Here compares the proposals of the Canadian
  Securities Administrators with the more stringent rules proposed by
  U.S. and international regulators.

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guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.