550934 British Columbia Ltd. et al. v. Thompson (A.R.) Group et al.

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeH.J. Holmes, J.
Citation2012 BCSC 1332,[2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1332 (SC),[2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1332
Date10 September 2012
Subject MatterEQUITY,CONTRACTS,PARTNERSHIP,PRACTICE,COMPANY LAW

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16 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Partnerships and Corporations. Fourth Edition
    • August 5, 2018
    ...DLR (4th) 731 (Div Ct) ............................................................ 149 550934 British Columbia Ltd v AR Thomson Group, 2012 BCSC 1332 ............ 447 671122 Ontario Ltd v Sagaz Industries Canada Inc, [2001] SCJ No 61, 2001 SCC 59, 17 BLR (3d) 1 ..................................
  • Shareholder Remedies
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Partnerships and Corporations. Fourth Edition
    • August 5, 2018
    ...the corporation pursuing a claim that it is in the corporation’s interest to pursue. 23 550934 British Columbia Ltd v AR Thomson Group , 2012 BCSC 1332. 24 Vedova v Garden House Inn Ltd (1985), 29 BLR 236 (Ont HCJ). In Roles v Reimer (1996), 146 Sask R 213 (QB), the applicant was found not ......
  • Mayer v. Mayer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 29, 2013
    ...action context, Madam Justice Holmes discussed these principles very helpfully in 550934 British Columbia Ltd. v. A.R. Thomson Group , 2012 BCSC 1332. As to the requirement of good faith in s. 233(1)(c): [48] The test for good faith in this context asks whether the action has been brought p......
  • 2024 BCSC 2303
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...issued her reasons for judgment in the Taylor Action, referred to as 550934 British Columbia Ltd. v. A.R. Thomson Group and indexed as 2012 BCSC 1332. Justice Holmes granted leave to Taylor to continue the Taylor Action as a derivative action and to file an amended notice of civil claim in ......
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8 cases
  • Mayer v. Mayer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 29, 2013
    ...action context, Madam Justice Holmes discussed these principles very helpfully in 550934 British Columbia Ltd. v. A.R. Thomson Group , 2012 BCSC 1332. As to the requirement of good faith in s. 233(1)(c): [48] The test for good faith in this context asks whether the action has been brought p......
  • Thomson v A.R Thomson Group
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 17, 2024
    ...issued her reasons for judgment in the Taylor Action, referred to as 550934 British Columbia Ltd. v. A.R. Thomson Group and indexed as 2012 BCSC 1332. Justice Holmes granted leave to Taylor to continue the Taylor Action as a derivative action and to file an amended notice of civil claim in ......
  • Su v Hougen Company Ltd
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • May 21, 2025
    ...the claim: 550934 British Columbia Ltd. v. A.R. Thompson Group, 2011 BCSC 279; 550934 British Columbia Ltd. v. A.R. Thompson Group, 2012 BCSC 1332 [collectively, the Thompson 65 In the Thompson Cases, a single director of a corporation began an action in the corporation's name without the c......
  • Punni v. 0903932 B.C. Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 19, 2022
    ...action does not indicate that the petitioner brings the action in bad faith: 550934 British Columbia Ltd., v. A.R. Thomson Group, 2012 BCSC 1332 at para. 50. This is especially so when the petitioner has shown that the directors have failed to respond adequately or at all to alleged fi......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Partnerships and Corporations. Fourth Edition
    • August 5, 2018
    ...DLR (4th) 731 (Div Ct) ............................................................ 149 550934 British Columbia Ltd v AR Thomson Group, 2012 BCSC 1332 ............ 447 671122 Ontario Ltd v Sagaz Industries Canada Inc, [2001] SCJ No 61, 2001 SCC 59, 17 BLR (3d) 1 ..................................
  • Shareholder Remedies
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Partnerships and Corporations. Fourth Edition
    • August 5, 2018
    ...the corporation pursuing a claim that it is in the corporation’s interest to pursue. 23 550934 British Columbia Ltd v AR Thomson Group , 2012 BCSC 1332. 24 Vedova v Garden House Inn Ltd (1985), 29 BLR 236 (Ont HCJ). In Roles v Reimer (1996), 146 Sask R 213 (QB), the applicant was found not ......