In Caetano v Quality Meat Packers, 2017 ONSC 1199, Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court recently had opportunity to consider whethe…
R v. Perkins: No jurisdiction to re-open appeal heard on the merits
In R v. Perkins, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that it did not have the jurisdiction to re-open a sentence appeal that had been heard …
New IOSCO Standard Likely to Yield Increased International Enforcement Cooperation and Integration
It is trite to say that capital markets know no borders. Increasingly, this reality is prompting capital markets regulators and enforcers around the w…
Converting an individual action to a class proceeding
In a recent decision from the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Court considered an issue of first impression in that province; i.e., whether an ind…
CASL’s soon-to-be-enacted private right of action brings risk of class proceedings
On July 1, 2017, the private right of action under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) will come into force. Largely enacted in January 2014, …
Ontario court decertifies class action for lack of evidence of commonality
In a recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, a class action was decertified on the basis that the common issue as certified was not …
Court Approves US-Style Group Claim for Hate Speech
An Ontario court has found that while a class action for defamation and injury cannot be brought against individuals for promoting hate speech at the …
OSC Fines Mutual Fund Manager $1.5 Million in Relation to Prohibited Payments and Gifts Violations
The Ontario Securities Commission has ordered Sentry Investments Inc. (“Sentry”) to pay a $1.5 million administrative penalty for payments…
Gray v. Gray: Appeal De-listed Pending Decision on Motion to Set Aside Order in Family Court
In Gray v. Gray, the Court of Appeal for Ontario de-listed an appeal from the Superior Court of Justice, Family Court Branch (“Family Court&rdqu…
Alberta Court of Appeal affirms finality of class action settlements
The Alberta Court of Appeal recently affirmed the fundamental importance of finality in class actions, particularly the finality of settlement approva…
