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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read August 30, 2019

M&A disputes: When will a corporation be liable for an officer’s or director’s fraud? Supreme Court provides new guidance

Should a corporation be liable for fraud committed by its director or officer where it may also have benefitted? The Supreme Court of Canada grappled with this question recently in the context of a dispute arising from a fraudulent investment scheme to acquire commercial real estate.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting / corporate attribution, Corporate liability, director liability, fraudulent investment, fraudulent schemes, real estate investment

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read October 4, 2018

Vicarious liability for the intentional torts of workers

It is not always clear when an organization will be liable for the intentional wrongs committed by its representatives. Recent case decisions underscore the difficulty in determining in what circumstances an organization will be held vicariously liable for the intentional wrongs of its workers as well as the challenges in trying to gauge whether a court will find that there was sufficient connection between such intentional wrong and the worker's duties.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Payroll / Corporate liability, corporate responsibility, intentional wrongs, sexual assault, sexual harassment, unauthorized acts of employees

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read September 7, 2012

Corporate liability of having Automatic Electronic Defibrillator’s (AED) in the workplace

Recently I received a question from one of our subscriber doing research on the corporate liability of having Automatic Electronc Defibrillator's (AED's) in the workplace, and he wondered if I had any information on the topic?

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Health and Safety / AED, automated external defibrillator, Automatic Electronic Defibrillators, Chase McEachern Act, Corporate liability, emergency care, emergency response, employment law, first aid, Food and Drugs Act, Good Samaritan Act, gross negligence, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Heart Defibrillator Civil Liability, Labour Law, medical devices, Medical Devices Regulations, Medical emergency, Paramedic Service, workers compensation

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