What is the difference between the oppression remedy and the derivative action?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Malata Group (HK) Limited v. Jung, 2008 ONCA 111 (CanLII):

Owing to this overlap between the oppression remedy and the derivative action, a court cannot determine which is the appropriate avenue for a claim to proceed through the simple application of a rule such as the rule in Foss v. Harbottle. Instead, a court must examine the relevant statutory text and the facts of the claim at issue. I now turn to the language of s. 248.

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