In BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debentureholders, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified, to some extent, the laws governing change of control transactions in a corporate setting. The deal underlying the litigation was a proposed $51.7 billion privatization of BCE Inc. that was opposed by debenture holders. …
Beals v. Sandanha 2003 SCC 72
Beals v. Saldanha [2003] 3 S.C.R. 416 The appellants, residents of Ontario, sold a vacant lot situated in Florida to the respondents. A dispute arose as a result of that transaction and in 1986 the respondents sued the appellants and two other defendants in Florida. A defence was filed but the …
Ferrara v. Cridland
David Hobbs succeeded in an application to remove certificates of pending litigation registered against his clients’ real property in Pitt Meadows, B.C. …
Ford Motor Company of Canada v. Sheriff
2012 BCSC 891 In August 2009, Robert and Rhiannon Sheriff purchased a 2008 Ford F-150 pickup truck that subsequently required repairs for a variety of problems. One of those problems -an alleged engine defect- became the subject of private arbitration in which the Sherriffs sought an order that …
Ford Motor Company of Canada v. Sheriff
Ian Giroday was successful in obtaining a declaration that the arbitrator had committed an arbitral error contrary to Ford’s position. To see the judgment click here. …