Samra v. Bel-Air Taxi Ltd., 2009 BCSC 548

An employee/shareholder claimed that the affairs of a company had been conducted in an oppressive and an unfairly prejudicial manner. We successfully argued that, as the company had complied with its articles, there could not be oppression based on the company’s compliance with its articles. The Court ruled that since shareholders are bound by the articles, reasonable expectations of the parties must also be guided by the articles. The Court found there was no oppression or unfairly prejudicial conduct, and dismissed the plaintiff’s claim.