The recent decision in Poonian v. British Columbia has prompted the B.C. Securities Commission to call for bankruptcy law reform.
On July 31, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on whether financial sanctions imposed by securities regulators are dischargeable through bankrupt…
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has affirmed that the power of the province’s Securities Commission to compel evidence from witnesses and, where …
Where a party breaches a continuing contractual obligation to perform, when does the limitation period begin to run? Does a rolling limitation period …
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision elaborated on the longstanding theory that employers owe a duty of honest performance upon termination. Wher…
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently dismissed the application brought by an employee where she claimed discrimination by her former employer wi…
On November 17, 2023, the B.C. Securities Commission (the BCSC) issued a $12,000 administrative penalty to Capstone Asset Management Inc. (Capstone) f…
The U.S. States Supreme Court ruled on a decade-long dispute between the SEC and a hedge fund manager.
A recent Ontario court decision addressed the issue of a contractual limitation period. The decision is a reminder to parties to be mindful of their c…
In Adams v. Thinkific Labs Inc., 2024 BCSC 1129, a British Columbia trial court applied the doctrine of consideration at the employment contract forma…
