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Perspectives on class action proceedings reform in Québec

In their blog, Osler’s Jessica Harding, Frederic Plamondon, Céline Legendre and Eric Préfontaine comment on the Québec Ministry of...

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...

Ontario Court orders class action trial to proceed by virtual means

In Flying E. Ranche Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada 2020 ONSC 8072, Justice Schabas recently  rejected an adjournment sought due to...

Arbitration clauses and class actions: the cross-border dialogue continues in light of recent SCC and SCOTUS jurisprudence

The policy rationales that underpin enforcing arbitration agreements may potentially be at odds with those underpinning the class actions regime....

A new chapter for novel claims in class proceedings

Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada signalled an important shift in how courts should approach motions to strike pleadings based on novel causes...

Ontario and Québec courts hold joint hearing in multijurisdiction class actions

In Brazeau v Canada (Attorney General), the Ontario and Québec courts heard identical motions for a distribution protocol and individual issues...

Ontario court won’t approve class action settlement without detailed evidence supporting interests of the class

Judges asked to approve class action settlements must determine whether that settlement is in the “best interests of the class.” The...

Ninth Circuit holds that whistleblower allegations qualify as corrective disclosure in securities class action

In re Bofl Holding, Inc. Securities Litigation, a decision released on October 8, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the...