What is the difference between the words "oppressive" and "unfairly prejudicial" in the context of an action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bassett-Smith v. Protech Consultants (1989) Ltd. et al., 2006 BCSC 803 (CanLII):
Lowry J. (as he then was) said in Urquhart v. Technovision Systems Inc., [2002] BCSC 172 at para. 37: The words "oppressive" and "unfairly prejudicial" have been further distinguished by this court in that the focus with regard to "oppression" has been seen to be on the character of the conduct complained of while the focus in considering what is said to be "unfairly prejudicial" has been on the effect of the impugned conduct on the injured shareholder.
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