I’m very pleased and honoured to announce that I was appointed to the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre. I will be a member of the Expedited Procedures Panel. Keep me in mind if you have a claim or counterclaim that is less than CDN$500,000.
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia’s ruling in Bollhorn v. Lakehouse Custom Homes Ltd., 2023 BCCA 444 brings attention to a potential gap in the domestic arbitration scheme, stemming from the combined effect of the Arbitration Act (BC) (the Act) and the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre’s (VanIAC) Domestic Rules for Arbitration (the Rules). Mr….
An article by Pete Syme called, “Investigators cracked a $130 million money-laundering scheme by tracing the ringleader’s air miles” discusses how investigators tracked a money-laundering scheme by tracing a ringleader’s frequent flyer miles. The Wall Street Journey initially reported that over US$131 million in cash was smuggled between London and Dubai in 83 trips. UK’s…
On December 7, 2023, the CSA published a summary of the results from its second annual systemic risk survey. The results of this survey provide the CSA with important information on market participants’ concerns about the stability of the Canadian financial system. The CSA received responses to the survey from 489 Canadian portfolio managers and…
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is offering rewards for tips on fraud and serious market misconduct. Whistleblowers are eligible to receive a financial award of $1,000 to $500,000. The BCSC provides information on its “About the Whistleblower Program” on its website.
In an article entitled “Man accused in $78 million pump-and-dump scheme files B.C. court petition,” the Vancouver Sun shares developments in recent court filings made by British businessman, Kevin Miller against the Law Society of British Columbia. A 2015 US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) complaint implicated Miller and others in artificially inflating stock prices…