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"The Gatekeeper Requirement and Secondary Market Liability Class Actions in Canada", Digital Guide to Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (2010)
Author(s): Evans, Mark
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Mark Evans  and Matthew Fleming co-wrote The "Gatekeeper" Requirement and Secondary Market Liability Class Actions in Canada  featured in the 2010 Digital Guide to Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution published by Executive View Media.

In Canada, proposed class actions by shareholders who acquired their shares in the secondary market have traditionally met with little success. While a statutory cause of action has long existed in connection with the primary market, where investors purchased securities pursuant to a prospectus or an offering memorandum, shareholders who acquired securities in the secondary market were essentially forced to reply on the common law claim of negligent misrepresentation.

Reprinted with permission from Executive View Media Limited.

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