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Ontario introduces significant changes to class actions

On December 9, 2019, the Ontario government introduced amendments to Ontario class action legislation that will make it easier for courts and...

Up & coming issues in privacy class actions

A cybersecurity strategy must be in place to prioritize and protect the organization’s critical data and information systems and to manage the risk...

Court rejects U.S. pension claim in Canadian CCAA proceeding

In a precedent-setting decision, Justice Fitzpatrick of the British Columbia Supreme Court held that a U.S. multi-employer pension plan’s claim...

Court rejects U.S. pension claim in Canadian CCAA proceeding

In a precedent-setting decision, Justice Fitzpatrick of the B.C. Supreme Court held that a U.S. multi-employer pension plan’s claim for $1.25...

Taking the Show on the Road: Class Action Judges Can Sit Outside their Province

The Supreme Court of Canada held in Endean v. British Columbia that superior court judges in British Columbia and Ontario have broad statutory...

Directors Liabilities – Even After Settlement

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that claims for professional misconduct can still be brought against directors and officers despite a class...

Avoiding Settlement Stumbling Blocks: Boilerplate Language Not Sufficient

The latest class action settlement approval in Leslie v Agnico-Eagle Mines warns that courts may be willing to intervene to ensure a more adversarial...