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On September 17, 2020, recent amendments to the Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 were proclaimed into force effective October 1, 2020.

When it comes to the courts and COVID-19, necessity has definitely been the mother of invention. Same thing for litigation practice generally.

The right not to be compelled to incriminate oneself is a protection enshrined in both the United States Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the "Charter").

The British Columbia Court of Appeal in Andraws v. Anslow found that a trial judge's reasons for judgment were inadequate, as they did not allow for meaningful appellate review.

The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Antunes v. Limen Structures Ltd. explores different aspects of appellate practice, principally surrounding stays pending appeal.

Mr. Baroch, who is the plaintiff in a class action, sought to strike out the reply factum of the Defendant, Canada Cartage.

Both the plaintiffs and defendants had provided expert evidence on the certification application regarding general causation.

More than ever before, foreign companies with websites accessible by Canadians should consider whether their online activities put them at risk of being subject to the jurisdiction of a Canadian court.

In Sultani v. Blenz the Canadian Coffee Company Ltd., the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered a case in which a franchisee sought relief after discovering that his franchise agreement did not provide a right of renewal. Mr. Sultani purchased an existing Blenz franchise which had been operated by the former franchisee pursuant to a ten year franchise agreement. At the time Mr. Sultani purchased the franchise, there were approximately eight years left on the original franchise agreement. A

The Law Society of Upper Canada, which governs the practice of law in Ontario, has rewritten one of its rules of professional conduct to create greater clarity for lawyers on how assertively they may represent clients...

Second, the court held that the conversion would not advance the objectives of the Class Proceedings Act.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently provided direction on the ongoing role of trial judges with respect to the admissibility of expert evidence at trial.

Although Casey & Moss's offices are in downtown Toronto, we represent clients throughout the province of Ontario (not to mention clients who live outside Ontario and abroad).

The Supreme Court of Canada has really stirred the pot this time. The issue is whether mandate letters should be subject to disclosure. Mandate letters are instructions or views...

In a recent case, the Superior Court upheld the Master’s decision to backdate a Statement of Claim that was issued after the expiry of the limitation period.

The old saying that "to a hammer, every problem looks like a nail" is disquietingly relevant to traditional approaches to the dispensation of justice.

The defendants could not simply rely on the plaintiff's failure to deliver an expert report as a basis for the dismissal of the action.

The Divisional Court's decision in Land Design Inc. v. Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corp. establishes critical boundaries for judicial review of procurement decisions and clarifies bidder obligations under no-contact rules. When does a procurement decision become sufficiently public to warrant court intervention, and what responsibility do bidders bear when their employees engage with prohibited government officials during an active RFP process?