Class actions are common in the financial services sector. The relatively low bar for certification of such claims as class proceedings means that many such claims are certified.

The Federal Court's recent decision in Chief Derek Nepinak and Chief Bonny Lynn Acoose v His Majesty the King is a significant procedural decision...

On October 17, 2019, a five-judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal released its unanimous decision in Bancroft-Snell v Visa Canada Corporation.

In Terry Longair Professional Corporation v Akumin Inc, the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed the question of whether a securities class action can be pursued for misleading or incorrect statements...

Here's a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on February 22, 2022.

Here's a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on July 25, 2024. Each week, we'll be providing a short blog post that summarizes some of the upcoming cases...

Here's a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on October 7, 2021.

Earlier this year, in Bill C-97, Parliament introduced significant changes to the Canada Business Corporations Act ("CBCA"), the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ("BIA") and the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA").

A few years after the Supreme Court of Canada released Hollick v Toronto (City), which provided a detailed articulation of the common issues requirement under s. 5(1)(c) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992...

Here's a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on May 29, 2025.

Since its enactment in 2018, section 53.1 of the Patent Act has been the subject of much discussion. This provision allows courts tasked with construing the claims of a patent to consider...

It says something about Canada that many famous cases throughout Canadian legal history relate to the regulation of alcohol. Through the early 20th century, the regulation of alcohol was a fertile domain...

The Supreme Court of Canada recently granted leave to appeal in the decision of Murray-Hall c Procureure generale du Quebec, opening the door for the Court to consider the constitutionality...

Here's a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on April 15, 2021.

In Ma v Fivalco Industries Corporation, the Federal Court granted a protective order that included a Solicitor's Eyes Only (SEO) designation over confidential financial documents.

Over the last several years there has been a trend towards increased adoption of summary proceedings for resolving patent cases in Canada.

ProSlide Technology and WhiteWater West Industries are the two largest competitors in the global water slide market. That competitive pressure has, perhaps inevitably, spilled into the courtroom.

Comité interprofessionnel du vin de champagne v Coors Brewing Company marks the second recent FCA decision addressing how a change in trademark ownership affects whether...

Three months ago, we launched our Supreme Court of Canada Leave Project. Part of that project is a machine learning algorithm that provides predictions of the likelihood of different cases getting leave to the Supreme Court.

The philosopher Heraclitus observed that "the only constant in life is change", a maxim as true for the business world as the natural world. Publicly traded companies...