Who is Janice Wright?

Janice Wright is an Ontario lawyer with 3 court cases on record from 2012 to 2018.

What courts has Janice Wright appeared in?

Janice Wright has appeared in Superior Court of Justice, Court of Appeal, with most appearances at the Superior Court of Justice.

How many cases has Janice Wright handled?

Janice Wright has 3 cases on record from 2012 to 2018.

What judges has Janice Wright appeared before?

Janice Wright has most frequently appeared before Justice Stephen T. Bale, Justice Janet Simmons, Justice Paul S. Rouleau.

Janice Wright | Lawyer

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Finkelstein v. Ontario Securities Commission, 2018 ONCA 61

This appeal concerns the interpretation and application of section 76(5)(e) of the Securities Act regarding insider trading and tipping liability for successive tippees.

The appellants received material non-public information about a takeover bid for Masonite International Corporation through a chain of tippers.

The core issue is whether successive tippees who did not have actual knowledge that their source was in a special relationship with the issuer "ought reasonably to have known" this fact.

The Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Securities Commission's findings against Miller but reversed the Divisional Court's decision to overturn findings against Cheng, restoring the OSC's liability and sanctions determinations.

ONCAJan 25, 2018

Applicant Counsel

Konopaski v. Konopaski et al., 2017 ONSC 2175

The applicant, Franklin Konopaski, sought remedies under sections 207 (winding up) and 248 (oppression) of the Business Corporations Act against his son, Michael Konopaski, and their jointly owned corporations, following an irrevocable breakdown in their business and personal relationship.

The court found that the required trust and confidence between the business partners no longer existed.

The appropriate remedy was an order for Michael to purchase Franklin's interest in their joint enterprise at fair market value, and an equalization of commissions from their investment business for the period of September 2014 to June 2016.

The court determined the valuation date to be June 30, 2016, and rejected the inclusion of Michael's solely owned professional corporations in the joint enterprise valuation, as well as the continued sharing of Michael's CFO salary.

SCJApr 7, 2017

Applicant Counsel

Vipond v. AGF Private Investment Management et al., 2012 ONSC 7068

An investor sued a discretionary portfolio manager and its representatives for breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and breach of contract after the manager failed to promptly diversify an inherited, highly concentrated equity portfolio heavily weighted in Nortel, BCE, and TD shares.

The court found the manager knew diversification was the client's objective but failed to implement it or clearly communicate any staged diversification strategy or associated risks.

The court held that maintaining the concentrated portfolio for several months without proper disclosure or client agreement breached the manager’s duties of care and contractual obligations.

However, individual defendants without trading authority were not liable.

Damages were assessed based on a diversified portfolio consistent with the client’s Investment Policy Statement.

Respondent Counsel