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Justice George Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court has refused to certify a proposed class action commenced against the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

The underlying class action initiated in 2011 concerned allegations of secondary market securities misrepresentations.

The B.C. Court of Appeal released a decision last week on Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., a case we reported on our blog last May.

As reported in our Environmental/Class Action Alert (July 2010), the Ontario Superior Court awarded $36 million in damages to approximately 7,000 property owners in Smith v. Inco, Canada’s first environmental class action decision from a common law Province.

​In Sherry v. CIBC Mortgages Inc​., the BC Court of Appeal reversed the certification of a class action in part.

Peter Hogg provides a brief summary of the Bank of Montreal v. Marcotte class action and explains how the court's decision affects not only national banks but also other federally regulated institutions in Canada.

On February 25, 2025, British Columbia introduced Bill 4, proposing significant amendments to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA).

The balance of the legislation remains in force, and businesses must comply with it, pending an upcoming parliamentary review of CASL.

In Lalani v. Reeves, Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice certified a class action brought on behalf of thousands of Toronto-area investors...

Class action lawsuits enable a collective of individuals to unite and file a joint claim against a company in response to a shared grievance.

This month's netletter features appeals involving the nature of a gift given as part of dowry, a bank's knowing assistance in a breach of trust, the interaction between correcting a misnomer and limitation periods, an insurer's duty to defend and the first case in Ontario in which aggregate damages have been awarded in a class action.

Michael Osborne is quoted in Drew Hasselback’s Legal Post article "Supreme Court decision will shape future of price fixing class actions" published October 30, 2013 in the Financial Post.

In July 2007, Allstate Insurance Company of Canada (hereinafter referred to as "Allstate") sent a notice of change of working conditions to all its insurance agents.

The issue of changes to post-retirement benefits, such as health and welfare benefits provided to employees, is an issue that has arisen for employers trying to reduce costs

Siskinds LLP's proposed Paraquat (Gramoxone®) class action has been certified by the B.C. supreme court, as reported by The Vancouver Sun.

As new technologies emerge, so do new risks for businesses. The latest video from our Class Action Litigation group explores four hot topics shaping technology litigation...

On August 27, 2019, Attorney General of Ontario Douglas Downie invited a small group of 23 representative stakeholders to discuss the potential for introducing amendments to the Class Proceedings Act

The Leduc Class Action case was brought forward by female firefighters that alleged systemic discrimination, harassment and assault within the workplace.

In this video, Blakes Cybersecurity and Litigation lawyer Nicole Henderson discusses the biggest cybersecurity challenges facing manufacturers of autonomous vehicles