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Obligations et droits contractuels dans le contexte de la COVID-19

Les importantes perturbations causées par la pandémie mondiale de COVID-19 menacent la stabilité des relations contractuelles et les attentes...

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...

“Controversial” changes to Ontario class actions law recommended by Commission

After two years of review, the Law Commission of Ontario has recommended wide-ranging changes to Ontario’s class actions regime. In its report...

Supreme Court to hear arguments about enforceability of arbitration clauses

The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal in Uber Technologies Inc., et al. v. David Heller. At issue is an arbitration clause in the Uber driver...

Ontario Court of Appeal hits the brakes on arbitration clauses

A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal involving Uber throws into doubt the enforceability of certain arbitration clauses in employment...

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...

Sixteen years later, proposed class action dismissed for delay

Class actions in Canada routinely lie dormant for years. In Smith v. Armstrong et al. (Smith), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice made clear that...

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...

Court says no jurisdiction over foreign bank and awards $1 million in costs in “entrepreneurial” securities class action

In Yip v. HSBC Holdings plc, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that it lacked jurisdiction over HSBC – a foreign issuer that...

Financial regulatory landscape is evolving to protect consumers: A post-Wells Fargo world

Following revelations about Wells Fargo’s sales practices, Canadian regulators have launched many reviews, which could lead to big changes in the...