Mining Law 2014

Who should attend: Lawyers and mining executives.

Learning level: All levels

What is next in BC?
Mining continues to be of major importance both in British Columbia and on the international economic stage. This course will focus on the legal and pragmatic implications of current developments affecting practice in this area. Join us for a comprehensive update, both legal and practical.

At this course you will...

• find out what the Tsilhqot’in decision means for mining in BC
• learn how successful companies manage the downturn in the markets and come out ahead
• discover the “art” and “science” of corporate social responsibility
• discuss recent policy initiatives to facilitate capital raising efforts

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (a minimum of 1 hour will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management).

Course Chair
Graham H. Scott — Vector Corporate Finance Lawyers, Vancouver

Pricing
Rebroadcast
"Jump Start on CPD 2015"
EARLY BIRD (Register by March 3, 2015 and SAVE): $405
After March 3, 2015: $450

CLEBC Program Lawyer
Teresa M. Sheward
tsheward@cle.bc.ca

Course Chair
Graham H. Scott — Vector Corporate Finance Lawyers, Vancouver

About the Course Chair
Graham H. Scott combines 25 years as a resource and corporate finance lawyer with eight years of practical experience as an exploration geologist to give clients expert, balanced advice on all resource-related matters. Currently with Vector Corporate Finance Lawyers, Vancouver, he represents a diverse group of clients in the mining industry, ranging from individual prospectors to multinational mining companies. In such work, he has negotiated and prepared participation and joint venture agreements for properties throughout the world. Graham has represented numerous junior resource companies as they go public, and has assisted them in raising over a billion dollars for exploration and development projects worldwide.  He was involved in the early stage financing of several of Canada’s best known diamond properties.

Graham has presented papers on securities law and mining law matters and has chaired many legal and industry conferences.  He is listed in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Graham received his BSc in 1968, his MS (economic geology) in 1970, and was called to the BC Bar in 1981.

Faculty
Brian E. Abraham QC — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver 
Erez Bahar, CA — Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Accountants, Vancouver
Christopher Collins — Chief Mining Adviser, BC Securities Commission, Vancouver
Alixe Cormick — Venture Law Corporation, Vancouver
Stephanie Garrett — Senior Consultant, Enodo Rights, Vancouver
Gaétan Houle, PEng, MBA — National IT Security Leader, Ernst & Young, Montreal
Robin M. Junger — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Zafar Khan — Policy Counsel, Listed Issuer Services, TSX Venture Exchange, Vancouver
Alan Monk — Barrister & Solicitor, North Vancouver

Welcome and Introduction

Graham H. Scott — Vector Corporate Finance Lawyers, Vancouver

Survival Instincts—Strategies for Coming Through the Bear Market

• how have the doom and gloom predictions for the venture market panned out this year
• what is the sentiment now in both the junior and senior markets
• what have successful companies done to manage the downturn and come out ahead

Erez Bahar, CA — Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Accountants, Vancouver

Royalty Agreements and Streaming Agreements

• the most common types of royalties, how they are used, and how they are calculated
• how streaming transactions are structured, how they are used, and how they are calculated
• a review of contractual provisions common to royalty agreements and streaming agreements

Alan Monk — Barrister & Solicitor, North Vancouver 

Networking Break

Equity Crowdfunding for Junior Resource Issuers

• equity crowdfunding—what it is and why it is taking off
• what is happening now in equity crowdfunding
• proposed equity crowdfunding specific rules in Canada
• current rules issuers can use when equity crowdfunding in Canada
• exemptions issuers can use when equity crowdfunding in the US
• preparing your client for an equity crowdfunding campaign
• equity crowdfunding and junior resource issuers

Alixe B. Cormick — Venture Law Corporation, Vancouver

Gaétan Houle, PEng, MBA — National IT Security Leader, Ernst & Young, Montreal

Offtake Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation—Joint Venture 5A Form

• offtake agreements: key features
• confidentiality agreements: broadening the scope and recent case law
• RMMLF Joint Venture Agreements
  • Canadianization of terms
  • pitfalls using them in Canada and internationally 

Networking Break

Current Focus Issues in NI 43-101

• the mining industry in BC
• NI 43-101 review of key concepts
• preliminary economic assessments

Christopher Collins — Chief Mining Adviser, BC Securities Commission, Vancouver

TSXV Initiatives on Capital Raising and Operating in Foreign Jurisdictions

• overview of the current capital raising environment for TSXV issuers and a discussion of recent policy initiatives to facilitate capital raising efforts
• discussion of key listing considerations for operating in foreign or emerging market jurisdictions

Zafar Khan — Policy Counsel, Listed Issuer Services, TSX Venture Exchange, Vancouver