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Ontario Superior Court’s detailed analysis of privacy class actions in Canada

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice offers a useful overview of the history and status of privacy class actions in Canada.

Ontario Superior Court denies certification of Cambridge Analytica class action

On February 16, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion for class certification in Simpson v. Facebook, Inc., a putative...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweet raised alarms about a potential securities violation

On August 7, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding Secured.” Mr. Musk has a...

Ontario Judge Rejects $75 Million Fee for Class Counsel

In Brown v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 ONSC 3429, Ontario judge Justice Belobaba rejected the proposed Sixties Scoop Canadian national settlement...

Law Commission of Ontario launches consultations for its Class Actions Reform Project

The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) just released its first consultation paper on class actions, and launched a province-wide consultation process...

Ontario Court of Appeal signals partial summary judgment may become a rarity in Ontario

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released a decision cautioning that partial summary judgment may become a rarity in Ontario, which confirms that...

Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirms importance of procedural fairness

In Levac v. James, 2017 ONCA 842, the Ontario Court of Appeal emphasized the importance of procedural fairness in certification hearings and related...

Ontario Court of Appeal declines to grant retroactive relief in securities class action

In its recent decision in Pennyfeather v. Timminco Limited, the Court of Appeal for Ontario declined to retroactively relieve the plaintiff from the...

CASL’s soon-to-be-enacted private right of action brings risk of class proceedings

On July 1, 2017, the private right of action under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) will come into force. Largely enacted in January 2014,...

New international commercial arbitration regime takes effect in Ontario

On March 22, 2017, a new international commercial arbitration act for Ontario came into force. The International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2017...