Fiduciary Duties in Canada
A forthcoming book by Dr. Ningjing (Natalie) Zhang and Robert Fischer (DWF LLP), published by Thomson Reuters — expected 2027.
About the Book
This book provides a comprehensive and practical treatment of fiduciary duty as it operates within the Canadian legal system. Drawing on Dr. Zhang’s research expertise and her active litigation practice at BridgePoint Law, the book examines a question that arises in courts every day: When a fiduciary — a trustee, an executor, an attorney under a power of attorney, a corporate director — breaches a duty of loyalty, how do Canadian courts define, assess, and enforce those obligations?
When a fiduciary — a trustee, an executor, an attorney under a power of attorney, a corporate director — is alleged to have breached a duty of loyalty, what are the doctrinal foundations, the available remedies, and the practical strategies that Canadian courts apply?
What the Book Covers
- The doctrinal foundations of fiduciary duty in Canadian equity and the common law
- Trust litigation — breach of trust, trustee removal, and beneficiary remedies
- Estate planning and estate litigation involving fiduciary obligations
- Director and officer duties in corporate disputes
- Powers of attorney and elder-abuse cases
- Practical strategy for litigators pursuing or defending fiduciary claims in Canadian courts
Who It Is For
The book is written for practising trust & estate litigators, corporate counsel, comparative-law academics, and judges who encounter fiduciary disputes in Canadian courts. It is also intended as a teaching resource in law-school courses on equity, trusts, and fiduciary law.
About the Author
Dr. Ningjing (Natalie) Zhang is the principal lawyer at BridgePoint Law, a bilingual Ontario boutique with offices in Kingston and Toronto. She holds a JD from Queen’s University Faculty of Law, an MA in Gender Studies, and a PhD in History from Fudan University in Shanghai. She is a Chun-Tsung Endowment Scholar (政基金, established by Nobel laureate Dr. Tsung-Dao Lee 李政道), a former visiting researcher at Stanford and exchange scholar at NCCU, and a postdoctoral affiliate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s KoGuan Law School. She is licensed to practise in Ontario and is currently pursuing admission to the New York Bar.
Read more about Dr. Zhang’s publications and scholarship and her speaking engagements.
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