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BC Court of Appeal sets aside certification in Basyal v Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc

We previously wrote about the B.C. Supreme Court’s order in Basyal v Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc., which certified a class action by...

Ontario and Alberta face-off in multijurisdictional hockey player class action

Parallel class proceedings – where the same or similar causes of action and allegations are advanced by plaintiffs in support of proposed class...

Federal Court of Appeal upholds Canada’s post-Northern Gateway consultation process

In Bigstone Cree Nation v. NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the Governor in Council’s decision to approve the 2017...

Alberta Securities Commission to allow no-contest settlements in some cases

On Friday, May 4, 2018, the Alberta Securities Commission (“ASC”) announced an addition to the Credit for Exemplary Cooperation in...

BC Supreme Court orders summary trial to proceed before certification

In Li v British Columbia, the British Columbia Supreme Court directed that a summary trial application proceed before the certification hearing. In...