Our client was a minority shareholder in a family manufacturing business which had been established by his father 40 years ago and had a successful market niche in its industry. In 1988, the father transferred shares in the business to our client and his sister as part of an estate freeze, giving each a minority interest. Read More →
Topics
- Appeals
- Commercial Arbitration
- Commercial Lease Disputes
- Contract Disputes
- Default Judgments
- Defence of Oppression Remedy
- Employment Law
- Garnishments
- Guarantees
- Injunctions
- International Commercial Arbitration
- International Judgment Enforcement
- Investment Disputes
- Oppression Remedy
- Real Estate Litigation
- Securities Dealer disputes
- Shareholder Dispute
- Shareholder Disputes
- Wrongful Dismissal
Success on interim oppression claim nets $400,000
Our client, an equal shareholder of several closely-held corporations, claimed oppression under the Ontario Business Corporation Act. The Court preserved our client’s reasonable financial expectations pending trial and we resisted the opposing party’s motion for leave to appeal. Read More →
Success on interlocutory injunction prevents business losses
Our client’s former business partner interpreted their termination agreement in a way which would irreparably harm our client’s business. Although the former partner had not yet implemented his interpretation, our client was very concerned. The business involved rights to a well-known lecture series. A competing lecture series would have seriously cut into our client’s market and profitability. Read More →
Oppression claim by minority shareholder successfully resisted
Our clients, the majority shareholders of an apartment hotel, successfully resisted the oppression claims of a minority shareholder. We defended claims for an injunction and then negotiated a favourable buyout of the minority shareholder’s interest in the business. Read More →
Settlement in shareholder dispute involving auto dealerships and real estate
Our client, an equal shareholder of an enterprise which owned auto dealerships and commercial real estate, was oppressed by the actions of his business partner after 10 years of working together. Among other matters, the other partner embarked on a clandestine plan to move one of the dealerships to a larger property and purchased the property on his own. Read More →