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In 2012 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law ("BIICL") was awarded a grant by the European Commission to conduct a study on class action mechanisms in different European Union Member States.

The case involves an attempt to enforce an Ecuadorian judgment in Ontario against Chevron and Chevron Canada.

A proposed class action has been filed after the BC government introduced amendments to the Property Transfer Tax Act to impose an additional 15% tax on the purchase of residential properties by foreign entities...

In this set of cases, individual representative plaintiffs had purchased tickets for international air travel from each of five different defendant airlines.

The class actions landscape in British Columbia has evolved considerably over the past decade, and continued to evolve over the past year, shaped in no small part by the global pandemic.

Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision which makes much of that previous jurisprudence obsolete and creates a new test for determining whether a case is appropriate for summary judgment.

Consumer class actions have been on the increase in Canada in recent years and that trend will likely continue.

In Pet Valu Canada Inc. v. Rodger, 2018 ONSC 3353, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered the sole shareholder of the representative plaintiff in the Pet Valu class action to pay the franchisor's costs of the class action.

Hosted by partner Adam Goldenberg, Appealing Briefs provides brief updates on recent cases from Canada's courts of appeal.

Expert opinions are often a key battleground in Canadian class actions, both at the certification stage and at the common issues hearing stage.

Often, the same conduct is the focus of both regulatory processes and a proposed class action. Organizations may be concerned that an adverse regulatory decision will increase the prospects of certification.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has put to rest any notion that the practice of consultation between counsel and expert witnesses to review draft reports is improper.

A discussion on a recent decision which is of great importance for the federally- regulated entities, where the B.C. Court of Appeal held that a provincial consumer protection statute applies to airlines.

The Supreme Court of Canada decided a leave application this week in one case likely to be of interest to Canadian businesses and professions.

Pre-emptive declaratory relief in one jurisdiction may not be effective to prevent subsequent litigation elsewhere.

This week the Supreme Court of Canada granted two leave applications and rejected another in cases concerning important evidentiary issues.

The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal this week from one case of interest to Canadian businesses and professions.

A summary on two appeals recently heard by the Supreme Court, which are likely to be of interest to Canadian business and professions.