Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Business Corporations (2022 Reissue)

Ruth I. Wahl, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. (Banking & Financial Institutions), has practiced in the corporate and commercial law field for 34 years. She is currently a member of the Business Law Group of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, where she practices law as a senior partner. As chair of the firm’s research team for many years, she has provided opinions, advice and analysis in a broad range of matters arising in transactions, litigation and the everyday conduct of business. With a focus on legal theory, her work has involved every stage of a corporation’s existence, including its creation, restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, takeover bids, arrangements, special situations, governance, directors’ liability, insolvency, liquidation and dissolution. For several years, Ruth taught advanced legal research and analysis as adjunct faculty of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She also taught research, writing and analysis as an instructor for the Ontario Bar Admission Course. She has contributed board work for non-profit corporations, serving as co-chair of Parkdale Community Legal Services and as corporate secretary and chair of governance for JUMP Math. Ruth speaks and writes on various topics. She is teaching ethics and compliance for directors for Executive Education and most recently authored the “Canada” chapter of Set-off Law and Practice, An International Handbook (Oxford University Press).

Maurice Coombs, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., is a former partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and was a Senior Member of the firm’s Research Group until his retirement at the end of December 2004. Until January of 1998, he served as Chair of the firm’s Research Group, a post he held for more than 15 years. From time to time engaged in research in all areas of the firm’s broad practice, his work at Osler was concentrated in corporate and commercial law, trust law, partnerships, institutional investment law, conflicts of laws and similar matters. He worked extensively for various public- and private-sector pension funds, as well as major investment houses, structuring products for institutional investment purposes. He also undertook consulting roles with federal and provincial authorities on various legislative initiatives. Maurice has lectured at, and written papers for, legal and professional programs held by a variety of organizations. In his earlier years, Maurice studied at the University of Toronto (B.Sc.), Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.) and York University (LL.M.). After graduating from Osgoode Hall, he worked for some five years as a Legal Research Officer at the Ontario Law Reform Commission. In 1972, he left the Commission and joined Bertha Wilson at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in her research practice. Since he retired from Osler, Maurice has undertaken a series of freelance and contract research projects and has authored, co-authored or contributed to various LexisNexis Canada publications, including the Agency, Bills of Exchange, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Business Corporations, Equitable Remedies, Partnerships and Real Property titles for Halsbury’s Laws of Canada and is a co-author with Kevin McGuiness of Canadian Business Corporations Law, 4th Ed.