Irwin Law, 1997. - 164 pp.Canadian corporate law is messy. The federal government has its own corporate law statute, as does each of the ten provinces. Although there are similarities among these statutes, there are also substantial differences. Not only that, but provincial securities regulation also regulates corporate governance, and needs to be accounted for in any treatment of the Canadian corporate law regime. Further complicating matters are the many liabilities and duties, based on a range of statutes and common law doctrines, that regulate corporate behaviour.
Tony VanDuzer has written an indispensable book on the structure and operation of Canadian partnership and corporate law. Ever mindful of the complexities of the legal regime, he skilfully navigates his treatise through a number of doctrinal areas and gives the reader an appreciation of how the system works. He does so in a way that is sensitive to the distinct market and regulatory environment in which Canadian corporations operate.
All in all, this book is a distinguished piece of scholarship, and I commend it to both practitioners and students of corporate law.
