Employees and the Oppression Remedy
April 30, 2021 By Brian Babcock Terminated employees generally are not “complainants” who are allowed to bring a claim for an oppression remedy under the Ontario Business Corporations Act section 248. We have written recently on the topic of the oppression remedy, and especially the need to demonstrate “reasonable expectations” which have been ignored. Before […]
Whistleblowers and Private Interests: Who do you trust?
April 30, 2021 By Brian Babcock Non-beneficiaries are not allowed to sue to enforce trusts. This includes an ex-employee of a corporate trustee. The Court of Appeal affirmed this in a judgment which reviews many essential concepts of trusts law and remedies, but should also be of interest to any employers at risk of extraordinary […]