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Canadian courts confirm significant limits on privacy class actions

For businesses operating in Canada, 2021 brought welcome guidance: courts across the country repeatedly exercised their gatekeeping role to put a...

Another Canadian court denies certification of Cambridge Analytica class action

The Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan recently dismissed the plaintiff’s application for class certification in Kish v. Facebook, Inc., a...

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...

Litigating during COVID-19 and other notable litigation developments in 2020

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many courts and tribunals to shut their doors. This article highlights a number of the changes and...

Plaintiffs’ offers to settle certification motions in the Ontario Superior Court: Rule 49 is an “Ill Fit”

After a contested certification motion in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the losing party is typically required to pay the successful...