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Discussion 5.1 On Rhone and Fitzpatrick
The issue in Fitzpatrick’s Fuel was whether despite the care exercised by its sole officer director, and shareholder, should the company still be held liable for the wrongful actions of Parviz Zamzam? The Crown said yes, and submitted that a correct application of the “identification theory” would prove as much. Using the parameters delineated in […]
Dates, deadlines, posts & all that jazz…
Below are dates and deadlines for the rest of course based on a review of the material we need to cover and the natural cadence of those materials. You will note a few changes. Most obviously you will see that assignment due dates away from Fridays to the following Monday (before or in-class) so as […]
Reforming Corporate Personhood?
Corporate personhood, as set out by s.30 of the Business Corporations Act is unequivocally a controversial concept. Although it is clear that corporations require certain legal protections in order to be able to function effectively, the desirability of conveying the rights of “an individual with full capacity” upon an artificial construct animated by humans for […]
Blog Activity 5.3 – Section 33 – Say What?
In my opinion, section 33(2) would seem to increase the scope of potential remedies that a court could consider when faced with a corporation that breached 33(1). Without section 33(2), a court might rush to nullify the actions of a corporation that was in breach of section 33(1). Section 33(2) may give a court pause, […]