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Overview
What you will study
Closely-held companies are the mainstay of the Canadian economy and they present unique and complex challenges. If your practice involves business law, litigation or dispute management, you need to know what to do when disputes arise among shareholders.
To achieve the best results for your clients in this challenging area, you must have an up-to-date understanding of the unique challenges and the panoply of rights and remedies available to shareholders. This Shareholder Disputes and the Closely-Held Company course offered by York University provides the tools you need.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Key developments and practical guidance for assessing your claims and remedies, including the oppression remedy
- Corporate governance considerations during shareholder disputes
- Fiduciary obligations among principals of closely-held companies, conflicts of interest, and due diligence requirements
- Ensuring that shareholder conflicts don’t erode the value of the business
- Approaches for evaluating claims and interim remedies, including injunctive-type relief
- Preventative approaches for avoiding shareholder disputes
- Strategies for assessing and navigating accounting and valuation issues
- Proactive approaches for developing settlement positions
- Insights for dealing with insolvency proceedings, windups, and derivative actions
- Strategies for navigating the unique cultural and family dynamics
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- On Demand
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Business Law View 17 other Short Courses in Business Law in CanadaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Commercial litigators
- Corporate-commercial lawyers involved in managing/resolving shareholder disputes in closely-held companies
- In-house counsel in closely-held companies
- Lawyers who draft or advise on shareholders agreements
- Paralegals and law clerks
Tuition Fee
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International
695 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 695 CAD for the full programme during 1 days. -
National
695 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 695 CAD for the full programme during 1 days.
$695 + TAX
Funding
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