Foreword to the First Edition

• Author: Ronald J. Daniels
• Pages: 19-19

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FOREWORD

To the First Edition

Canadian corporate law i s messy. The federal government has its own

corporate law statute, as does each of the ten provinces. Although there

are similarities among thes e statutes, there are also substantial differ-

ences. Not only that, but provincial securities regulation also regulates

corporate governance and needs to be accounted for in any treatment of

the Canadian cor porate law regime. Furt her complicating matters a re

the many liabilities and duties, based on a ra nge of statutes and com-

mon law doctrines, which regulate corporate behaviour.

Tony VanDuzer has wr itten an indispen sable book on the struc-

ture and operation of Canadian partnership and corporate law. Ever

mindful of t he complexities of the legal regime, he sk illfully navigates

his t reatise through a number of doctrinal areas and gives the reader

an appreciation of how t he system works. He does so in a way th at is

sensitive to the distinct market and regulatory environment in which

Canadian corporations operate.

All i n all, th is book is a distinguished piece of scholarship, and I

commend it to both practitioners and students of corporate law.

Ronald J. Daniels

Dean, Faculty of Law

University of Toronto