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ARTICLE · 16 NOVEMBER 2004

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An article devoted to issues in the litigation of shareholder disputes.

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Edited by Elyse Rosen

Contents

  • Editor's Note: Getting What You Bargained For
    • Important Notice to Readers Re: Supreme Court Decision in Peoples Department Stores
    • Reasonable Expectations in the Context of the Oppression Remedy
    • Le recours pour oppression, un remède à tous les maux?
    • What's in a Name? Protecting Limited Liability

    Editor's Note: Getting What You Bargained For

    Like the famous song goes, "you can't always get what you want." However, the oppression remedy is an excellent tool to "get what you need."

    In his article entitled "Reasonable Expectations in the Context of the Oppression Remedy," Sean M. Sullivan of our Waterloo Region office explains how the case law has evolved to ensure that the reasonable expectations of shareholders are protected, and sets out what a stakeholder can consider to be a "reasonable expectation" in the context of that case law.

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