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41285

Eastern Platinum Limited v. Xiaoling Ren

(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2024-11-01 Close file on Leave
2024-11-01 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2024-11-01 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2024-10-31 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA49103, 2024 BCCA 109, dated March 21, 2024, is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2024-09-23 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2024-07-04 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2024-07-04, (Printed version due on 2024-07-11) Eastern Platinum Limited
2024-06-24 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-06-24) Xiaoling Ren
2024-06-24 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-06-26, (Printed version filed on 2024-06-24) Xiaoling Ren
2024-05-23 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED
2024-05-21 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2024-05-21) Eastern Platinum Limited
2024-05-21 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-05-21) Eastern Platinum Limited
2024-05-21 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing:
- Filing fee (Rec'd 24-june-24), Completed on: 2024-05-21, (Printed version filed on 2024-05-21)
Eastern Platinum Limited

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Eastern Platinum Limited Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Ren, Xiaoling Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Eastern Platinum Limited

Counsel
Claire E. Hunter, KC
Devin Eeg
Erin Main
Hunter Litigation Chambers Law Corporation
2100 - 1040 West Georgia St. W
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 4H1
Telephone: (604) 891-2400
FAX: (604) 647-4554
Email: chunter@litigationchambers.com
Agent
Dahlia Shuhaibar
Olthuis Van Ert
66 Lisgar Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0C1
Telephone: (613) 501-5350
Email: dshuhaibar@ovcounsel.com

Party: Ren, Xiaoling

Counsel
Simon Bieber
Cameron Rempel
Sean Blakeley
Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP
1600 - 925 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3L2
Telephone: (604) 631-9132
Email: sbieber@agbllp.com
Agent
Abdalla Barqawi
Conway Baxter Wilson LLP
400 – 411 Roosevelt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 3X9
Telephone: (613) 288-0149
FAX: (613) 688-0271
Email: abarqawi@conwaylitigation.ca

Summary

Keywords

Commercial law — Securities — Procedural law — Evidence — Whether production of a record of underlying documents is required for a company’s decisions to receive deference under business judgment rule?

Summary

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Xiaoling Ren, a shareholder in Eastern Platinum Limited, alleges its directors, former directors and former Chief Executive Officer were negligent and breached fiduciary duties by authorizing impugned transactions related to mining operations in South Africa. She petitioned for leave to commence a derivative action in the name of Eastern Platinum Limited. The Supreme Court of British Columbia granted the application in part. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal.

Lower court rulings

March 16, 2023
Supreme Court of British Columbia

S2013693, 2023 BCSC 706

Leave granted to commence derivative action

March 21, 2024
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA49103, 2024 BCCA 109

Appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Factums on appeal

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Date modified: 2025-10-07