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Overview- The Court of Appeal for Ontario has confirmed that a public company acted properly and lawfully when it decided not to disclose to the investing public an opinio...
Can a Tenant Stop Paying Rent as a Result Of COVID-19? When the government ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses, tenants quickly turned to their leases to see if the pandemic would qualify as force majeure and discharge them from their rent obligations. Hengyun International Investment Commerce Inc. v. 7614 Québec Inc., 2020 QCCS 2251, (" Hengyun") was one of the first Canadian cases to consider force majeure in the context of COVID-19 government-mandated shutdowns. It sparked hope for tenants that rent relief was possible. In Hengyun, the Landlord and the original Ten...