Shotgun Clause Robs Shareholders of $750k
The BC Court of Appeal has upheld an arbitrator’s finding that triggering a shotgun clause terminated the selling parties’ interest in a joint venture, thereby eliminating their entitlement to an outstanding capital equalization payment. The Co-Ownership Agreement In 2007, JEL Investments Ltd. entered into a joint venture with Boxer Capital Corporation and Yanco Management Ltd. JEL held a 50% interest, with the other 50% split between Boxer and Yanco. Boxer and Yanco agreed that JEL would contribute proportionately less equity to the venture up front, due to a lack of available funds at the time. In exchange, any profits would ... [more] Full article
Out of Time – Investment Dealer’s Claim for Indemnity against Investment Advisor Barred by Statute of Limitations
The Court of Appeal has recently held that the limitation period to bring an action enforcing a contractual right to indemnity starts to run on the date that a party ... [more] Full article
Tim Hortons Franchisees Must Be Content With Profits from Coffee, Not Food
Tim Hortons franchisees have lost their challenge to Tim Hortons’ “Always Fresh” model that allegedly reduced the profitability of donuts, TimBits, and other food items. In Fairview Donut Inc. v. ... [more] Full article
Court pierces corporate veil on alter ego theory of liability
In Chan v. City Commercial Realty Group Ltd., the court “pierced the corporate veil” to hold the principals of a real estate brokerage personally liable for the debts of their ... [more] Full article