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Nova Scotia (Securities Commission) v. Schriver

Court Supreme Court
Date 2005-05-09
Citation 2005 NSSC 149
Docket SH 236645
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Tidman, Gordon A. (Honourable Justice) (SC)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - Nova Scotia (Securities Commission) v. Schriver - 2005 NSSC 149 - 2005-05-09 - Decision

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA

Citation: Nova Scotia (Securities Commission) v. Schriver, 2005NSSC149

 

Date: 20050509

Docket: S.H. 236645

Registry: Halifax

 

Between:

The Securities Act, R.S.N.S. 1989 As Amended (the “Act”)

Appellant

v.

 

Bruce Patrick Schriver (the “Appellant”)

Defendant

 

LIBRARY HEADING

 

 

Judge:                            The Honourable Justice Gordon Tidman

 

Heard:                            May 3, 2005, in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Written Decision:  June 7, 2005

Subject:                         

 

Summary:             Securities Act R.S.N.S. 1989 - Certiorari - Jurisdiction - N.S. Securities Commission.

 

Issue:                  The Nova Scotia Securities Commission decided it had  original jurisdiction to determine whether a member of the Mutual Funds Dealers Association had contravened MFDA rules and by-laws.  The member appealed that decision to the Supreme Court.

 

Result:                Appeal in the nature of certiorari and the standard of review one of correctness, found that the Nova Scotia Securities Commission was correct in deciding it had original jurisdiction to decide the issue.

 

 

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