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Lenders not liable for failing funds

November 19th, 2006 | By Kyle Peterson | Posted in Banking Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation

If investors borrow money to invest in mutual funds, and the funds do not perform up to expectations, are the lending financial institutions on the hook? This question was the subject of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Baldwin et al. v. Daubrey et al.

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When an expert is not really an expert

November 16th, 2006 | By Meredith Hayward | Posted in Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation

A recent Ontario Superior Court decision serves as a strong reminder that counsel should ensure that their expert witness is in fact an expert and not merely an advocate dressed up as an expert.

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Departing employees and the ongoing battle over investment firm clients

November 12th, 2006 | By Kenneth Dekker | Posted in Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation, Securities Litigation

Competition is fierce among investment firms for top producing brokers and, more importantly, their books of business. Often this competition rears its head in the form of litigation against departing brokers and the new firms that employ them.

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