Briefs from the business world

Arguing that federal prosecutors unreasonably excluded SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. from negotiating an agreement that could have resolved corruption and fraud charges before trial, the company has filed for a judicial review of the decision. On Oct. 10, the engineering giant announced that the Public Prosecution Service of Canada had declined to "invite" it to take part in a remediation regime introduced in the Criminal Code this year. A conviction on the charges filed in 2015 could prevent the company from bidding on any federal project for up to 10 years, but SNC had hoped to reach a deal that would set them aside in return for fines, co-operation and other penalties.