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Archive for December, 2005


 

Ontario’s top court overturns securities class action judgment against Danier Leather

In a unanimous decision written by Laskin JA and released late yesterday, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned Canada’s first-ever class action judgment in favour of investors arising from misrepresentations by a corporation prior to its initial public offering ("IPO"). [more] Full article

Court of Appeal at fault, 30 class actions become a total loss

Last summer, in David Polowin Real Estate Ltd. v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co., the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned its own decision on a question of law it decided just a few years ago in McNaughton Automotive Ltd. v. Co-operators General Insurance Co. In so doing, the Court wrestled with whether and when it could, or should, overrule one of its past decisions. [more] Full article

OSC panel dismisses insider trading allegations against former ATI Technologies CEO

On October 14, 2005 , a three-member panel of the Ontario Securities Commission dismissed the charges of insider trading brought by OSC staff against Kwok Yuen Ho, a former CEO ... [more] Full article