Corporate Governance
Concluding the Case for Allowing Corporations to Limit Directors’ Personal Liability
This is the fourth and final post in a series of posts on this subject. The full version of the...… Keep Reading
This is the fourth and final post in a series of posts on this subject. The full version of the...… Keep Reading
In a case being heard before the B.C. Supreme Court this week, a mortgagee who has discharged its security is...… Keep Reading
This is the third in a series of posts on this subject. The full version of the article was published...… Keep Reading
This week award-winning Mario’s Gelati and related businesses commenced litigation to recover devastating economic losses sustained as a result of alleged...… Keep Reading
New Rule 7-1 will replace existing Rule 26(1) by mandating a two-step process for obtaining discovery of documents. This will,...… Keep Reading
The focus of the civil justice system over the past number of years has, in large measure, been driven by...… Keep Reading
This is the second in a series of posts on this subject. The full version of the article was published...… Keep Reading
Print version available here. This post was published by Vancouver Bar Association‘s The Advocate. Introduction Prior to the Supreme Court...… Keep Reading
Print version available here. This article was published by the Institute of Corporate Directors in its Journal and as a...… Keep Reading
It is in the interests of society to foster a business environment in which corporations can achieve their primary objectives...… Keep Reading
This article is also available as PDF. Introduction As instances of default under collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) rise, uncertainty over...… Keep Reading
This article is available as a PDF Introduction When seeking leave to commence a derivative action for and on behalf...… Keep Reading
For a print version of this article, click here. Editor’s Note: Please note this article is based on Supreme Court...… Keep Reading
The effect of the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd.1 is irrefutably...… Keep Reading
Prior to the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision in Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd.,1 in a case of...… Keep Reading
For a PDF version of the article, click here. Introduction Claims by opposing members of blended families((Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate,...… Keep Reading
This article is also available as a PDF Introduction Claims by and involving adult children since Canada’s landmark wills variation...… Keep Reading
For a PDF version of this article, click here. Introduction Governments, the private sector, the media, and academicians have defined...… Keep Reading
For a PDF version of this article, click here. The Personal Property Security Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 359 (the “PPSA”),...… Keep Reading
Assistance of my former colleague Tricia Auton is gratefully acknowledged. This post was published in Vancouver Bar Association‘s The Advocate, May...… Keep Reading