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Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise

• 1990 CanLII 1672 (BC CA)
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• 2003 CanLII 47928 (QC CA)
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• 2004 SCC 68
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The above case is referenced within:

1. Advising British Columbia Businesses (Current to: October 01 2022)
   • Chapter 2. Organizing and Operating a Business
     • II. Closely Held Companies under the Business Corporations Act [§2.2]
       • E. Duties of Directors and Corporate Governance [§2.38]
         • 5. Duties of Directors and Officers [§2.43]
2. British Columbia Business Disputes (Current to: August 01 2016)
   • Chapter 2. Fiduciary Duty
     • III. Fiduciary Relationships [§2.13]
       • B. Per Se or Presumptive Fiduciary Relationships [§2.15]
   • Chapter 12. Shareholder Remedies
     • IV. Derivative Actions [§12.20]
       • B. Standing Issues [§12.22]
     • V. Shareholder Oppression [§12.27]
       • B. Standing Issues [§12.29]
3. British Columbia Company Law Practice Manual (Current to: August 15 2023)
   • Chapter 1. Introduction to the B.C. and Federal Acts
     • III. Choice of Jurisdiction [§1.5]
       • D. Comparison of the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Business Corporations Act [§1.9]
         • 1. Capacity and Power to Carry on Business Throughout Canada [§1.10]
     • VIII. Benefit Companies [§1.53]
       • A. Nature of Benefit Companies [§1.54]
   • Chapter 6. Corporate Governance
     • IV. Duties and Liabilities of Directors and Officers [§6.26]
       • A. What Are the Duties? [§6.27]
         • 2. Good Faith and in the Best Interests of the Company [§6.29]
         • 3. Care, Diligence, and Skill of a Reasonably Prudent Individual [§6.30]
           • b. Diligence [§6.32]
             • iii. Relying on Officers and Professionals [§6.35]
           • c. Skill [§6.38]
       • B. To Whom Are the Duties Owed? [§6.39]
         • 2. Creditors [§6.41]
         • 5. Society in General—The Good Corporate Citizen [§6.48]
   • Chapter 17. Shareholder Rights, Remedies, and Proceedings
     • III. Shareholders’ Proceedings [§17.36]
       • B. Complaints by Shareholder [§17.38]
         • 2. “Shareholder” [§17.40]
       • C. Derivative Actions [§17.63]
         • 3. Who May Bring the Legal Proceeding [§17.66]
         • 4. Prerequisites [§17.67]
           • d. Best Interests [§17.71]
4. British Columbia Creditors’ Remedies: An Annotated Guide (Current to: July 01 2022)
   • Chapter 3. Searches at a Glance
     • I. Introduction to Searches [§3.1]
       • B. Searches for Remedies, Parties, and Recoveries [§3.3]
         • 4. Search to Identify Parties [§3.7]
           • b. Who and What Are the Targets? [§3.9]
   • Chapter 9. Fraudulent Transactions
     • II. Civil Remedies for Fraudulent Transactions [§9.2]
       • C. Canada Business Corporations Act [§9.12]
5. British Columbia Strata Property Practice Manual (Current to: January 01 2024)
   • Chapter 11. Strata Corporation Bylaws and Rules
     • IV. Bylaw Enforcement [§11.20]
       • A. Who Enforces Bylaws? [§11.21]
         • 3. Enforcement by Strata Council [§11.24]
6. Family Law Agreements: Annotated Precedents (Current to: November 15 2023)
   • Chapter 13. Family Law Agreement Clauses for Businesses, Investments, and Corporations
     • III. Companies [§13.10]
       • H. Transfer of Company Shares between Spouses [§13.18]