Stephen Brown-Okruhlik
McMillan LLP
Articles
On Second Thought: Ontario Court Dismisses Secondary Market Securities Class Action on Summary Judgment
Canada - February 19 2021 Part XXIII.1 of Ontario's Securities Act (the "Act") creates a statutory cause of action for investors who suffer losses in the secondary market in…
‘Why’d Ya Do It?’ The Supreme Court of Canada Explains the Duty to Exercise Contractual Discretion in Good Faith
Canada - February 15 2021 The Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") recently released its long awaited decision in Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage…
When COVID met MAE in the Ordinary Course: Ontario Court Orders Buyer to Complete its M&A Transaction
Canada - January 13 2021 The recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Fairstone Financial Holdings Inc. v Duo Bank of Canada has established an important…
You should have said something: Supreme Court of Canada Holds That Failure to Correct a Mistaken Belief Violated the Duty of Honest Contractual Performance
Canada - December 24 2020 The Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") recently released its much-anticipated decision in C.M. Callow Inc. v. Tammy Zollinger et. al ("C.M. Callow").…
‘But to What Effect?' The Supreme Court of Canada clarifies the anti-deprivation rule in Chandos
Canada - November 15 2020 In its recent decision in Chandos Construction Ltd. v Deloitte Restructuring Inc., the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) affirmed the place of the…
