Confirmation Roundtable
Confirmation Roundtable (from ABI's Views from the Bench, 2012 conference) - Marc Abrams, Hon. Shelley C. Chapman, Hon. Leif M. Clark, Hon. Robert D. Drain, Jason W. Harbour
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Six Lessons Learned from the CP Rail Proxy Battle
The battle for
the hearts and votes of CP Rail shareholders was a hard-fought
public campaign. Now that Pershing Capital has succeeded in
replacing the CEO and a majority of the board with its chosen
nominees, what are some of the key takeaways for corporate
Canada?
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Restructuring Report — A Decent Proposal: Hot Button Issues under Part III of the BIA
In
Re
Kitchener Frame Limited, the Ontario
Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) considered
three hot-button issues in a proposal proceeding under
Part III of the BIA. First, the Court granted
substantive consolidation of proceedings, finding that
the Court had jurisdiction to do so pursuant to s.
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Litigation Report — The Tort of Snooping: Intrusion upon Seclusion
In
Jones v.
Tsige, the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed
the existence of a new common law right of action for
breach of privacy called “intrusion upon seclusion. The
tort will only arise upon deliberate and significant
invasions of privacy, and non-pecuniary damages are
capped at $20,000.
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Ontario Pension Ruling Hovers Over Restructurings
21/2/2012: A landmark Ontario Court of Appeal ruling last year buoyed the hopes of retirees across the country who were facing drastic cuts to their pension income after the companies for which they worked went belly up.
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