Ontario court decertifies class action for lack of evidence of commonality

In a recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, a class action was decertified on the basis that the common issue as certified was not...

Expert report on environmental assessment gives rise to more uncertainty

On April 5, 2017, the Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes in Canada released its Final Report entitled Building Common...

Ontario court dismisses injunction to restrain random drug and alcohol testing

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently denied a union’s injunction to restrain an employer’s universal random drug and alcohol testing...

Court Approves US-Style Group Claim for Hate Speech

An Ontario court has found that while a class action for defamation and injury cannot be brought against individuals for promoting hate speech at the...

Saskatchewan’s 2017-18 budget: Provincial Sales Tax changes

On March 23, 2017, Saskatchewan’s government released its 2017-2018 budget (the Budget). Included in the Budget were some significant changes to...

OSC Fines Mutual Fund Manager $1.5 Million in Relation to Prohibited Payments and Gifts Violations

The Ontario Securities Commission has ordered Sentry Investments Inc. (“Sentry”) to pay a $1.5 million administrative penalty for...

Shareholders divided on proxy access

A shareholder proposal requesting that the board of directors take steps to adopt a “proxy access” by-law was considered at the annual meetings...

New world for leveraged U.S. real estate partnerships

For Canadian entities seeking to access the booming U.S. real estate market or to diversify their global real estate holdings, strategically...

Preparing for CASL’s private right of action

Learn about the implications of the private right of action provision and how your business can prepare.

Gray v. Gray: Appeal De-listed Pending Decision on Motion to Set Aside Order in Family Court

In Gray v. Gray, the Court of Appeal for Ontario de-listed an appeal from the Superior Court of Justice, Family Court Branch (“Family...