Tag archives: Charter rights

Targets of investigations by Quebec’s security regulator not protected by Charter

By Sophie Melchers on September 26, 2018 Posted in Securities regulatory decisions

The creator of a new cryptocurrency made headlines last year for all the wrong reasons as the target of an investigation by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Quebec’s securities regulator, and of various court orders. Dominic Lacroix fought back against the AMF and the judgment in Autorité des marchés financiers v. Lacroix, 2018 QCCS 3894 is compelling for … Continue reading

Still in Jeopardy: Supreme Court of Canada refuses leave to appeal BC Court of Appeal decision confirming that a Securities Commission financial penalty does not prevent being penalised in criminal fraud proceedings

By Kaitlin Smiley on May 31, 2018 Posted in Other developments, White collar crime

This morning the Supreme Court of Canada refused leave to appeal[1] from the decision of the BC Court of Appeal in R. v. Samji[2], which confirms that the Charter does not preclude criminal proceedings where a defendant had already been ordered to pay penalties for fraud under the Securities Act. Rashida Samji, a former licensed notary … Continue reading