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Power Without Responsibility Or Responsibility Without Power? Recent Developments In The Jurisdiction Of The Ontario Securities Commission, Mary Condon
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In its present legislative form and in its administration, the Ontario Securities Act has taken onto itself powers which this Commission believes were never intended...To correct this it believes that legislation should be enacted which will clearly define and limit the powers of the administrative authority to requirements under such legislation, and that these should not be deviated from for any reason of policy or otherwise.
Comment On S.M. Beck "Gatekeepers And The Commission: The Role Of Professionals In The Regulatory System", Mary Condon
Comment On S.M. Beck "Gatekeepers And The Commission: The Role Of Professionals In The Regulatory System", Mary Condon
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The theme of Beck's paper is that there is a need to re-examine the issue of the accountability of professionals, particularly lawyers, who act for clients in securities-related transactions. The role of law and lawyers in securities regulation has in the past been considered from the standpoint of the influence of legal professionals and legal ideas (such as those of fairness and equity) on the content of regulation and the practices of regulators.1 Beck's paper, however, considers the position of lawyers, not as the creators and shapers of regulation, but as objects of it.
As I read the paper, it …
The Dead Parrot: Does Professional Self-Regulation Exhibit Vital Signs?, Harry W. Arthurs
The Dead Parrot: Does Professional Self-Regulation Exhibit Vital Signs?, Harry W. Arthurs
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Self-governance of the legal profession, and the promulgation and enforcement of a code of professional conduct are usually justified by arguments from principle, practicality and past practice. None of these can be sustained However, if professional self-governance were replaced by governmental or judicial regulation, the operational norms of professional conduct - the way lawyers actually behave - would likely not change very much. In fact, formal regulation, by whatever means, is not a major determinant of conduct that can be characterized as unethical. Rather, such conduct is largely determined by the personal characteristics of the individual lawyer, the professional circumstances …
Copyright Inside The Law Library, David Vaver
Copyright Inside The Law Library, David Vaver
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Book Review: The Death Of Common Sense - How Law Is Suffocating America By Philip K. Howard, Lorne Sossin, Julia E. Hanigsberg
Book Review: The Death Of Common Sense - How Law Is Suffocating America By Philip K. Howard, Lorne Sossin, Julia E. Hanigsberg
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Book Review: M.Gillen "Securities Law In Canada" (Carswell, 1992), Mary Condon
Book Review: M.Gillen "Securities Law In Canada" (Carswell, 1992), Mary Condon
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As a neophyte securities law teacher, I approached Professor Gillen's book, Securities Law in Canada, in hopeful anticipation. Would it be the useful, up-to-date teaching tool, suitable for students with little or no background in the area, that is seriously lacking in the Canadian securities law bibliography? I was not disappointed. The book is a very readable, well-organized and comprehensive overview of a subject often considered overly technical and abstruse by students.
Covenant Constitutionalism And The Canada Assistance Plan, Craig M. Scott
Covenant Constitutionalism And The Canada Assistance Plan, Craig M. Scott
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