Jessica Habib
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Articles
Rocks, stocks, and two smoking rulings: Court dismisses motion for leave and declines to certify securities class action
Canada - June 14 2022 In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a motion for leave to bring a secondary market misrepresentation claim and declined to…
Court of Appeal opens door for negligence claims against investment funds
Canada - June 25 2020 In its recent securities class action decision in Wright v. Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc., 2020 ONCA 337, the Court of Appeal for Ontario…
COVID-19 and financial distress: How directors can prepare
Canada - April 17 2020 The COVID-19 crisis has shaken even the most well-grounded organizations. Companies are navigating the uncharted waters of a global pandemic…
Déjà vu all over again: SEC lays fraud charges against former Portus co-founder Boaz Manor
Canada, USA - January 31 2020 Boaz Manor - the co-founder of the failed investment manager Portus Alternative Asset Management Inc. (“Portus”) - finds himself…
No cutting class: OCA confirms that individual class members cannot appeal settlement orders
Canada - November 14 2019 The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed that class members in a class action do not have a right to appeal a settlement approval order under the…
