Securities Litigation
Ontario updates emergency order for shareholder and director meetings
Urgent motions in the COVID-19 framework
Directors’ duties in Canada: Considerations in emergency situations
Court availability and limitation period suspension during COVID-19
British Columbia’s Court of Appeal looks past unregistered trading in ordering payment to investment finder
Many junior resource companies depend on investment finders to help keep the lights on. Working with finders, however, requires navigating […]
Requisitioned meeting breaks deadlock
Court reconsiders the role of “public corrections” in securities class actions
Court of Appeal Clarifies Scope of Shareholder Misrepresentation Claims in Takeover Bids
Court of Appeal Confirms Judges May Weigh Evidence on Leave Motions in Secondary Market Securities Class Actions
Court of Appeal Lifts Stay in Cross Border Class Action
In Kaynes v. BP [1] (referred to herein as “Kaynes”) the Court of Appeal for Ontario (“ONCA”) recently lifted a […]
Test for Leave to bring Secondary Market Securities Class Action is not a “Low Bar”
The recent decision in Bradley v. Eastern Platinum Ltd.[1] saw the Superior Court of Justice reaffirm the position that the […]