Lauren Harper Lauren Harper

Shareholder activism in Canada: trends and outlook for coming years

The shareholder activism trends that shaped corporate governance in Canada in 2025.

Ontario court reaffirms that compensable loss is a ‘fundamental prerequisite’ to certification of a class action

The Court denied certification to a proposed class action, finding that such a proceeding was not the preferable procedure.

Court of Appeal upholds certification denial and dismissal of drug recall class action

A recent Court of Appeal for Ontario decision has affirmed the denial of certification and dismissal of a proposed class action arising from the 2018...

Del Giudice dismissed: Court of Appeal shows how the certification ‘cause of action’ component can be used to end meritless claims

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal for Ontario reaffirmed that the cause of action component of the certification test is intended to be a...

Ontario appellate court affirms denial of certification in Cambridge Analytica class action

Ontario’s Divisional Court dismissed an appeal from an order denying certification of a putative privacy class action against Facebook, joining a...

Supreme Court of British Columbia denies certification in Facebook privacy class action

The Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed an application for class certification, finding a “fatal flaw” in the plaintiffs’ evidence.

Cineplex awarded $1.2 billion by Ontario court for ‘busted deal’

In a highly anticipated decision, an Ontario Court has held that Cineworld improperly terminated its December 2019 agreement to purchase Cineplex’s...

Saskatchewan court denies certification of Cambridge Analytica class action

Last month, the Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan denied class certification in the Cambridge Analytica class action. In their blog,...