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This blog is the second installment in a three-part series exploring causation in the civil sexual abuse context. In part one, I laid the foundation by distinguishing causation for liability from causation for damages.

The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Wescom Solutions Inc v Minet, 2019 ONCA 251 released on April 1, 2019, provides helpful guidance for victims of fraud seeking to pursue civil recovery against third parties.

In a judgment released on December 10, 2019, the Court of Quebec, Criminal and Penal Division,...

In a much-anticipated case that slightly modified one of the most important doctrines in American securities law, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court has determined to keep the "fraud on the market" theory of reliance in U.S. securities misrepresentation cases.

An important pre-trial remedy in cases of fraud is the Mareva injunction, now more commonly called a "freezing order".

The underlying facts of Paulus v Fleury[1] are unremarkable. The parties were involved in a motor vehicle collision which occurred on November 10, 2008.

In the wake of changing norms and greater understandings surrounding sexual violence, there have been several recent high-profile claims of sexual assault against physicians

Since our last post, the Supreme Court has released a number of significant decisions, including a decision about the standard of review applicable to statutory appeals and the test for civil contempt.

On April 29, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously in World Bank Group v. Wallace that documents from World Bank Group investigations remain immune from document production requests...

The legendary boxer, Muhammad Ali, once proclaimed, "your hands can’t touch what your eyes can’t see."

Certificates of pending litigation, cautions, constructive trusts, interim preservation of property orders, fraudulent conveyance actions, Mareva injunctions and receiverships are just some of the remedies in the litigator's tool box when responding to a commercial real estate fraud.

It is almost always the case that criminal charges for tax evasion are accompanied by a civil assessment or reassessment of taxes.

In the recent case of SEC v. Wyly (SDNY, no. 1:10-cv-05760, 2014 BL 267268), the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) successfully obtained a disgorgement order against Samuel Wyly and the estate of Charles Wyly.

In AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (Comm) the English High Court has granted a proprietary injunction over bitcoins used as a ransom payment in cyber extortion.

The AMPs penalties can be costly.

Parking lots can be significant revenue generators for asset managers, thanks to their high margins.

Summer usually means more freedom for young drivers. School is out, plans are less structured, and teens are more likely to be driving to work, cottages, beaches, concerts, parties and other social events.