In BCEInc. 1976Debentureholders,'the Supreme Court of Canada dealt with a challenge by
a group of debentureholders to the acquisition of BCE Inc. by a group led by the Ontario …

Under the Canada Business Corporations Act, the oppression remedy allows corporate
stakeholders to bring an action against a corporation for unfairly prejudicial and oppressive …

No discussion of the Canadian corporate law landscape is complete without an analysis of
the oppression action.'The Canadian oppression action has been lauded as" the broadest …

Department Stores Inc.(Trustee of) v. Wise'directors' statutory duty of care was considered to
be a paper tiger by many commentators. 2 The standard of care was relatively lax. The …

Corporate purpose does not tend itself to any clear or constant definition. Rather, courts'
understanding of corporate purpose adapts over time to reflect evolving social norms and …

In Canadian business law, directors have a duty to act in the best interest of the corporation,
which includes the duty to assess, fairly and equitably, the impact of the corporation's actions …

Canada's regime governing fraudulent conveyances is deficient. It is based on legislation
enacted in the sixteenth century; it focuses on the debtor's intention; it is criminal in origin; …

This thesis examines the role of law (both corporate law and law more generally) in
corporate social responsibility ("'CSR'") and stakeholder theory. The purpose of the thesis is …

A new perspective is provided on the South African company law through the comparative
analysis of a shareholders' remedy known as the Oppression Remedy under section 163 of …

1.1 Background The Companies Act 71 of 2008 (hereafter the 'Companies Act'or 'the Act')
came into effect on 1 May 2011 and broadly overhauled the South African derivative action …