Cases of Interest.
NST is currently involved in a wide range of matters.
- for companies, shareholders and directors in respect of corporate governance, securities, oppression and/or director/officer liability issues, including derivative actions;
- in major construction disputes:
- in partnership disputes including questions of the existence of partnership;
- in international litigation and international enforcement of judgments;
- in subrogated insurance claims;
- for defendants in class actions;
- for major Canadian financial institutions in various stages of litigation;
- for parties involved in major civil forfeiture proceedings in British Columbia;
- for receivers, debtors and creditors in various insolvency proceedings;
- in various professional negligence and professional regulatory proceedings;
- for parties in the cannabis industry involved in commercial and shareholder disputes;
- for parties in disputes relating to issues involving property division, title, access, and major property and development projects;
- for parties in significant family business and wealth disputes;
- for parties in commercial disputes relating to small pleasure and commercial aircraft;
- in disputes between franchisors and franchisees.
The following are substantial cases of interest in which NST has been involved.
Kingsgate Property Ltd. v. Vancouver School District No. 39
Partners Stephen Schachter, K.C., Julia Lockhart, and Kayla Strong acted for Beedie in a dispute with the Vancouver School Board (“VSB”) over the rent payable for a third ten year renewal term under a lease for the lands on which the Kingsgate Mall is located.
Escobar v Ocean Pacific Hotels Ltd.
Partners Irwin Nathanson, K.C., Julia Lockhart, and James Parker conducted a two-week common issues trial in a class action proceeding brought by employees of the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver.
MNP Corporate Finance Inc. v Taplow Ventures Ltd.
James C. MacInnis K.C. and Allison McMahon successfully obtained summary dismissal of claims brought by MNP Corporate Finance against MNP’s former clients, Taplow Ventures Ltd. and its majority shareholder.
Lonking (China) Machinery Sales Co. Ltd. v Xingfu Zhao and Rentao Li
Partner Stephen R. Schachter, K.C. and associates James P. Parker and Edith Chen successfully acted for the defendants in an action involving two members of a large Chinese group of companies that sought to enforce default judgments of more than $7 million obtained in China against two individual Canadian residents.
Elliot v. Sidney and Zella Clark Holdings Ltd.
Partner Karen Carteri and associate Heather Doi successfully defended against an application under the BC Business Corporations Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 57, by a majority of the shareholders of Orkney Farms Ltd. (the Company), seeking to liquidate and dissolve that Company.