In August 2019, we published a blog entitled Why the Criminal Process is Secondary in Fraud Recovery – Part II: Criminal Funding Rights Override Victim Mareva Recovery Rights.[1] The recent Madan…
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A 2020 Judicial Decision on Relationship Fraud
On November 16, 2020, Justice Eileen Adair of the Superior Court of British Columbia published a 75-page, 548-paragraph judgment in the relationship fraud case Huang v. Li, 2020 BCSC 1727. The trial…
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Mareva (Asset Freezing) Injunctions in Toronto in the COVID-19 Era
At the commencement of the COVID-19 era, the Courts in Ontario (and elsewhere) declared that they were shutting down other than for the hearing of urgent cases. What constitutes an urgent case with…
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What Fraud Victims Should Know About Recovery from Defrocked Investment Advisors
At our firm, we have handled cases and have ongoing cases wherein the allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and / or negligence were made or have been made against investment advisors who…
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What Fraud Victims Should Know about Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
A victim of fraud should be aware of conveyances of property made by those they intend to sue or have sued as often the primary target of their fraud recovery litigation will not have any assets in…
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Coordinating Criminal and Civil Justice as a Means of Recovery for Fraud Victims – Part II
Back in March 2014, we published a blog post titled Coordinating Criminal and Civil Justice as a Means of Recovery for Fraud Victims. In May 2015, our post was republished by the Association of…
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Coordinating Criminal and Civil Justice as a Means of Recovery for Fraud Victims – Part II
Back in March 2014, we published a blog post titled Coordinating Criminal and Civil Justice as a Means of Recovery for Fraud Victims. In May 2015, our post was republished by the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada
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Why The Criminal Process is Secondary in Fraud Recovery – Part III Lenient Sentencing where No Restitution or Cooperation
In our prior blog post, Why the Criminal Process is Secondary in Fraud Recovery – Part I – Criminal Search Rights Override Victim Recovery Rights, we summarized the recently released case of R. v….
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Why The Criminal Process is Secondary in Fraud Recovery – Part III Lenient Sentencing where No Restitution or Cooperation
In our prior blog post, Why the Criminal Process is Secondary in Fraud Recovery – Part I – Criminal Search Rights Override Victim Recovery Rights, we summarized the recently released case of R. v. Tashanna Mullings, 2019 ONSC 2408,
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What Fraud Victims Should Know About the Civil Remedies Act
At Investigation Counsel, we receive inquiries from fraud victims, often through the internet, requesting information on alternatives to traditional civil recovery due to the cost of private…
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