Law360 Canada ( October 26, 2021, 6:52 AM EDT) -- Appeals from three decisions of the BC Securities Commission refusing to revoke or vary asset freeze orders. The orders froze assets belonging to the appellants during investigations into their conduct under the Securities Act, preventing them from using those assets. The original s.151(1)(a) orders were made without notice to the asset owners and without reasons being issued, as was the usual practice. The appellants applied under s.171 for orders revoking or varying the freeze orders. The Liu and Jackson Co. appellants challenged the Commission’s BridgeMark Common Issue Decision. JacksonCo. also challenged the BridgeMark Jackson Co. decision. These appellants were said to have engaged in conduct that was abusive to the capital markets, but there was no allegation that they breached the Securities Act. The chair issued freeze orders against Parties A, B, C, D and E. The Commission issued an investigation order naming several trading and issuer subjects alleging breaches of the Securities Act. ...