Victoria Luxford

Aggressive enforcement by securities regulators continues

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted a Mareva injunction, freezing the assets of the defendant. The required...

‘Lacuna matata’: should we worry about a gap in B.C.’s domestic arbitration scheme?

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has found a gap in the province’s arbitration system that affects dispute deficiencies and appeals.

Duty of procedural fairness that would be owed to witnesses in issuing summonses under the Securities Act is minimal

A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision confirmed that, amongst the very limited avenues that witnesses have to challenge a regulatory...

Abuse of process revisited? British Columbia Court of Appeal grants leave application from ruling of British Columbia Securities Commission

The British Columbia Court of Appeal will hear a case that raises important questions concerning how persons subject to prosecution by administrative...

B.C. Securities Commission program offers monetary awards for whistleblowing

The British Columbia Securities Commission has introduced a new Whistleblower Program to incentivize future whistleblowers to come forward by...