Securities regulatory decisions
Fraudulent Transaction Offence at s. 199.1 Quebec Securities Act : a Mens Rea Offence Autorité des marchés financiers c. Goyette 2022 QCCQ 2872
In late May 2022, the Court of Quebec Criminal and Penal Division issued its decision in AMF v. Goyette.
It is significant because it is the very first decision deciding that the market manipulation offence set out at section…
What constitutes or not MNPI? Kitmitto (Re), 2022 ONCMT 12
In late May 2022, in one of the first decisions of the new Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal, the Tribunal issued its decision in Kitmitto (Re), an insider tipping and trading case. In Kitmitto, Ontario Securities Commission (OSC…
Jurisdiction of Quebec Court in Class Action against Ontario Reporting Issuer on account of Fault Committed in Quebec and Injury Suffered in Quebec
Representative Plaintiffs Jon-Erik and Nicole Dillon (the Dillons) sought authorization from the Superior Court of Quebec (Court) to bring a class action against Wayland Group Corp (Wayland) under the general civil liability regime in Quebec…
Objective Reliability and Materiality: Wong v Pretium Resources Inc., 2022 ONCA 549
In this decision the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld Justice Belobaba’s dismissal of a securities class action on a motion for summary judgment on the basis that the defendant issuer had not made a misrepresentation by omission.
The respondent, Pretium…
Cease Trade and Freezing Orders to Stop a Pump and Dump Scheme Autorité des marchés financiers c. Kamaneh, 2022 QCTMF 18
The facts of this case are simple.
The Quebec securities regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), alleged that between March 2021 and January 2022, Ramy Kamaneh and Mohamed Kada Mesli :
- participated in a market manipulation /
…
Application of Section 4.3 of the SPPA in Matters Before OSC Hearing Panels
In Canada Cannabis Corporation (Re), 2022 ONSEC 9 the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) was called upon to decide whether section 4.3 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act (SPPA) operated to extend the term of office…
Kennedy v. Akumin Inc. et al, 2022 ONSC 2571: The New Framework for Carriage Fights in Ontario
The decision of Kennedy v Akumin Inc. et al, 2022 ONSC 2571 resolves a carriage motion pursuant to section 13.1 of the amended Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 (CPA), involving competing class actions (the “Kennedy action” and the “Longair action”)…
Solar Income Fund Inc. (Re), 2022 ONSEC 2: Determining when a “Trading and Advising Relationship” Exists
A Cautionary Tale: A Flawed Cease Trade Order is not an Excuse to Continue Trading
In Alberta Securities Commission v Felgate, 2022 ABCA 107 (Felgate), the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of an individual for trading in securities while subject to a cease trade order, notwithstanding though the order was…