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The structure of a pleading: The B.C. Court of Appeal provides guidance on the drafting of responses and counterclaims

Osler’s Sergio Ortega provides his analysis of the B.C. Court of Appeal’s reaffirmation of the importance of complying with formal requirements...

Ontario Superior Court denies leave in securities class action against Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

Denying leave to commence a secondary market securities class proceeding last week, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice underscores the courts’...

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...

Leave requirement in securities class actions: “More than a speedbump, less than the Matterhorn”?

The Ontario courts have confirmed their willingness to dispose of unmeritorious secondary market proceedings at a preliminary stage.

Class actions in British Columbia: Go west, young plaintiffs, go west

British Columbia has long been a plaintiff-friendly forum for class proceedings in Canada. Under these amendments, proposed representative plaintiffs...

Court of Appeal addresses novel question of appellate jurisdiction in class proceedings

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently addressed a novel question of appellate jurisdiction: is an order refusing to extend the time to opt out of...

Privacy class actions gaining popularity

The past decade has seen a significant increase in the number of Canadian class actions filed following data breaches.

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...