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Canada Business Corporations Act. BCE Inc v 1976 Debentureholders, 2008 SCC 69 (CanLII), [2008] 3 SCR 560 [2] is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the nature of the duties of corporate directors to act in the best interests of the corporation, "viewed as a good corporate citizen". This case introduced the principle of fair ...
Bastarache J. Continental Bank Leasing Corp. v Canada, [1998] 2 SCR 298 is a partnership law and tax law decision of the Supreme Court of Canada where the Court validated a partnership arrangement which ran contrary to the Bank Act. A separate hearing, Continental Bank of Canada v Canada [1998] 2 SCR 358, dealt with the related transactions ...
One commentator describes the oppression remedy as “the broadest, most comprehensive and most open-ended shareholder remedy in the common law world.”. [6] In the CBCA, s. 241 states: [7] 241. (1) A complainant may apply to a court for an order under this section. (2) If, on an application under subsection (1), the court is satisfied that in ...
The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases that are successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided the Court will publish written reasons for the decision that consist of one or more reasons from any number of the nine justice
Bhasin was told that Hrynew was obliged to treat information confidentially, and was evasive when Bhasin asked in August 2000 if the merger was a "done deal." Bhasin then refused to allow Hrynew to audit his records. Can-Am threatened to terminate his post, and in May 2001 gave notice of non-renewal.
Brown and Rowe JJ. Dissent. Côté J, joined by Moldaver J. Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, 2020 SCC 5 is a landmark [2] case in which the Supreme Court of Canada held, in a 5–4 decision, that a private corporation may be liable under Canadian law for breaches of customary international law committed in other countries. [3]
Highway Properties Ltd v Kelly, Douglas and Co Ltd[1] is a leading Canadian property law case concerning commercial landlord-tenant relationships decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. The decision imported the contract law concept of repudiation and recovery for prospective damages into property law. This gave landlords the right to sue a ...
Canadian corporate law concerns the operation of corporations in Canada, which can be established under either federal or provincial authority. Federal incorporation of for-profit corporations is governed by Corporations Canada under the Canada Business Corporations Act. All of the Canadian provinces and territories also have laws permitting ...