Judge sides with Mirvish in dispute over theatres
August 20, 2008
Bruce DeMara
Entertainment Reporter
An Ontario Superior Court judge has rejected an injunction Dancap Productions sought to block the sale of two downtown theatres, paving the way for their sale to rival Mirvish Productions.
Mr. Justice Geoffrey Morawetz issued his much-awaited decision yesterday following a hearing in June in which Dancap argued the Canon and Panasonic theatres on Yonge St. should not be sold by U.S.-based Key Brand Entertainment to Mirvish Productions.
"The important thing is that this (ruling) establishes Key Brand's right to sell us the theatres and it establishes our right to buy," said theatre impresario David Mirvish.
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August 20, 2008
Bruce DeMara
Entertainment Reporter
An Ontario Superior Court judge has rejected an injunction Dancap Productions sought to block the sale of two downtown theatres, paving the way for their sale to rival Mirvish Productions.
Mr. Justice Geoffrey Morawetz issued his much-awaited decision yesterday following a hearing in June in which Dancap argued the Canon and Panasonic theatres on Yonge St. should not be sold by U.S.-based Key Brand Entertainment to Mirvish Productions.
"The important thing is that this (ruling) establishes Key Brand's right to sell us the theatres and it establishes our right to buy," said theatre impresario David Mirvish.
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