The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that claims for professional misconduct can still be brought against directors and officers despite a class actio…
Graham v 10 Tecumseh: Whether Appeal Should be Dismissed for Delay Decided by Test for Extension of Time to File or Perfect an Appeal
In the Ontario Divisional Court case of Graham v 10 Tecumseh, the applicant failed to perfect his appeal in accordance with the time period required b…
Cooperative Capital Markets Regulator Releases Proposed Transition Approach
The CCMR has recently posted a summary of its proposed “Transition Approach”. This approach lays out the following transitional principles, with the s…
Non-Arbitrable Claims Appropriate for Class Certification
In the ongoing saga of Seidel v Telus Communications Inc., the BC Supreme Court was asked to certify the few claims that survived the enforceable mand…
Qualcomm pays FCPA fine for hiring relatives of Chinese government officials
On the March 1, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Qualcomm Incorporated (Qualcomm) had agreed to pay a $7.5 milli…
Ontario Superior Court Resolves Dueling Summary Judgment Motions
In the latest round of Keatley Surveying v Teranet, a copyright dispute between land surveyors and the manager of Ontario’s electronic land registry …
Grand Financial Management Inc. v. Solemio Transportation Inc.: When New Issues May – and May Not – Be Raised on Appeal
Grand Financial Management Inc. v. Solemio Transportation Inc., a March 2, 2016 decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, discusses when it is appropri…
OSC Staff Identify Compliance Issues with Insider Reporting
On February 18, 2016, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) staff released a report detailing their findings of a significant level of material repo…
Hoang v Mann Engineering Ltd.: Court of Appeal Invokes Rule 2.1 to Dismiss Frivolous Motion
The Ontario Court of Appeal in Hoang v Mann Engineering Ltd., 2015 ONCA 838 used Rule 2.1 to dismiss the appellant’s frivolous motion. While the resp…
Class Action Law Firm Breaches Carriage Order in Volkswagen Litigation
As anticipated, the multiplicity of class actions commenced in Canada in the Volkswagen Litigation has given rise to carriage wars across the country….
