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Allegations of fraud and other unlawful conduct such as conspiracy are an attack on a person's integrity and should not be made lightly by litigants.

When a bank accepts funds to repay a customer's unauthorized overdraft without conducting proper due diligence, despite knowing of suspicious conduct and fraud history, can it be held liable to the true owners of those funds? This Ontario Superior Court decision explores the boundaries of constructive knowledge and the duty of inquiry in banking relationships. The case establishes critical precedents for financial institutions regarding customer due diligence when red flags suggest potential fraud.

In ruling that a securities regulatory authority's disgorgement orders (a sanction stemming from misconduct) survive a bankruptcy discharge while its administrative...

One of the worst things that can happen to a health care practitioner or clinic (each of which is referred to below as a "provider") is to be de-listed by an insurance company.

Historically, Canada has not been known for developments in anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. However, 2017 has been a busy year and there are a number of advancements and developments in Canada.

People who receive funds from someone whom they know, or reasonably ought to have known, obtained the funds through a breach of trust may be liable to return the funds...

Loan guarantees are often provided by parents, spouses or siblings to other related parties.

Creditors want to recover as much money as they can from their debtors as quickly and painlessly as possible. When those debtors take steps to delay, defeat and hinder a creditor's...

A discussion on the Ontario Court of Appeal recently decision to considered different methods for determining how to fairly distribute comingled funds remaining from a collapsed Ponzi scheme.

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The evolution of technological solutions to collect and analyze data continues to enhance the ability for businesses to prevent, investigate, and defend against allegations of business crimes...

The FIFA World Cup is poised to be a transformative economic event for Canada. With transformative events come wide-ranging risks in crime.

Although e-commerce has been around for about a dozen years, in many ways it really only came into its own in 2006. If you consider that online sales still account for only one per cent of all retail purchases, you might wonder whether e-commerce has actually progressed all that much.

Does an assignment agreement give a right to an interest in a property? Under the terms of many assignment agreements, the party agreeing to assign their interest to someone else (the assignee) relinquishes their right...

Under the Ontario Land Titles Act (the “LTA”), a transfer of property may be removed from title if it is determined to be a “fraudulent instrument”.

The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in DBDC Spadina Ltd. v. Walton, 2018 ONCA 60 is significant for being one of the first to cite the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in...

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently revisited the issue of broker negligence and investor contributory negligence in S. Maclise Enterprises Inc. v. Union Securities Ltd., which was decided on December 18, 2009.

The increasing prevalence of "authorized push payment" (APP) fraud in Canada – a species of social engineering fraud where the victim is tricked into transferring money from their bank account...