Dissent Rights and Shareholder Agreements – New Ruling Provides Guidance

Dissent rights, entrenched in most provincial corporate statutes, grant shareholders the power to contest significant corporate changes and compel the corporation to repurchase their shares at a fair market value. Central to the enforcement of these rights is the statutory framework, which can result in either an amicable valuation agreement or a court-mandated determination of …

Are written agreements and signatures required to make deals enforceable? Not always.

This column was originally published on RENX.ca. In the realm of real estate transactions, it’s well understood that for a purchase and sale contract to be legitimate, it must, at the very least, outline the identity of involved parties, describe the property in question and set forth the purchase price. There is also an implied mandatory …