Successful trial for the ownership and valuation of shares in a closely held corporation. Both parties asserted that the corporate minute book was inaccurate. Our client argued that the shareholder registry had not been updated to reflect her 50% ownership interest; the opposing shareholder asserted that the minute book failed to show that preferred shares had been issued on a 50-50 basis but was accurate in showing that our client…
Purchase by ZoomerMedia Limited on January 24, 2022 of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Freshdaily Inc., the publisher of blogTO, the leading digital source for local Toronto news, culture, restaurant reviews and event listing. The acquisition adds to ZoomerMedia’s portfolio of diversified multimedia companies operating in television, radio, print, digital and live events.
Obtained highly favourable settlement on behalf of a client against a brokerage that had permitted the client’s estranged spouse to deplete hundreds of thousands of dollars from her RRSP and investment accounts without authorization. Issues: Professional negligence Breach of contract Fiduciary duty to investor Contract law
Issues: Injunction Ex-parte motion Breach of fiduciary duty
Successful resolution following the commencement of an application for leave, stay and judicial review under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in respect of a decision by Service Canada to impose an administrative monetary penalty and a permanent ban on the client’s ability to hire temporary foreign workers. Matter settled out of court in the client’s favor. Issues: Exercise of administrative discretion Duty of fairness
Successful “show cause” hearing to overturn a Ministry of Finance denial of a raw leaf tobacco registration certificate, enabling the farmer to commence operations. Issues: Administrative law Procedural fairness
Issues include: directors and officers liability; self-dealing; negligence; oppression; and misrepresentation in contractual formation.
Issues included: Regulatory non-compliance; Insolvency, Secured lending and priorities; and, Doctrine of good faith and fair dealing.
Pursuant to the RTO, Silo Wellness indirectly acquired, through an amalgamation with its wholly owned subsidiary, all of the issued and outstanding securities of Yukoterre, a publicly traded company listed on the CSE, in exchange for common shares of Silo Wellness. Silo Wellness’ activities have focused on the development of psilocybin-free functional mushroom tinctures, the development of the formulation of a psilocybin nasal spray in Jamaica and offering Jamaican and…
