CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia
Date FiledMarch 2, 2012
On April 25, 2012, the Honourable Madam Justice Gerow was appointed judicial management judge for this action. She has since been appointed to case manage all actions filed against Rashida Samji. This means that all the actions filed against Samji will be overseen by a single judge and will be managed together. This will ensure that all the cases proceed in an orderly and efficient manner.
On September 10, 2013, this action was certified as a class proceeding. The details are contained in Reasons for Judgement listed below.
On June 23 and 24, 2014, the trial against the Samji Defendants and the Society of Notaries Public took place.
On August 26, 2014, the Honourable Madam Justice Gerow released reasons for judgment in this action. All the common issues addressed in the trial were decided in favour of the Class. You can access this decision via the link below.
Class Counsel have received the settlement funds from the Banks (RBC and TD) and anticipate receiving the settlement funds from the Coast Defendants shortly. Class Counsel have prepared a Settlement Administration Plan, in conjunction with the Trustee in Bankruptcy, to distribute the funds.
On November 26, 2014 Madam Justice Gerow approved the Settlement Administration Plan. This Order was entered with the court on December 1, 2014.
On June 5, 2015 the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld Justice Gerow’s finding that Rashida Samji was acting in her capacity as a notary public while operating a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. If you invested funds with Rashida Samji or Arvin Patel in the “Mark Anthony Investment” scheme, please fill out this form to help class counsel in its investigation: If the action is certified as a class action, then all investors that participated in the “Mark Anthony Investment” scheme will be automatically included as class members. If you would like to be added to our database in order to be updated with any news, please complete the Investor Questionnaire.