In Brunning v. Fontaine, 2019 ONCA 98, the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently confirmed that a recusal order is an interlocutory order, mea…
Welsh v Ontario: Court cannot unilaterally amend class action settlement
In a previous post, we discussed Justice Perell’s decision in Welsh v Ontario ordering class counsel to make a sizeable charitable dona…
Apple lawyer charged with insider trading
The recent insider trading case of a former senior lawyer at Apple Inc. serves as a reminder that those tasked with upholding a company’s inside…
New guidance from OSFI on technology and cybersecurity incident reporting
Cyber security continues to be a chief concern for Canadian regulators. On January 24, 2019, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institution…
Recent guilty plea demonstrates that criminal liability for corruption may extend to corporate officers
On February 1, 2019, former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime
Climate change class actions come to Canada
As climate change litigation gains momentum, two recent developments show Canadian litigants turning to class actions to address climate-related harms…
Court of Appeal of Manitoba finds jurisdiction for interlocutory provincial offence appeals
In Winnipeg (City of) v. The Neighbourhood Bookstore and Café Ltd., 2019 MBCA 3, the Court of Appeal for Manitoba recently interpreted the ne…
OSC seeks to reduce regulatory burden in step with Ontario Red Tape Initiative
The Ontario Securities Commission announced on January 14, 2019 that its Burden Reduction Task Force, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, ha…
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal clarifies appeal powers under the Extradition Act
There is comparatively little jurisprudence interpreting the powers of an appellate court hearing an appeal against an order of committal in the extra…
Mixed results in British Columbia white collar enforcement proceedings
Two high-profile cases in late 2018 demonstrate both the potentially grave consequences of securities law violations and the difficulties prosecutors …
