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I often get calls from lawyers around the world wondering what kinds of remedies are available to protect their clients doing business in Canada.

It is not unusual for one of the parties to a mediated settlement to change their mind a few days or even weeks after a settlement has been negotiated at mediation.

Municipalities and other public bodies are charged with making decisions which have wide-reaching impacts across broad swaths of society.

Traditional advocacy focuses on effective justice – on outcomes, results, and rulings. The outcomes of litigation are of course tremendously important in shaping the life of law.

As we have discussed before, the oppression remedy2 is a potentially powerful tool, which can be used in a range of circumstances by a variety of corporate stakeholders, including shareholders, directors and officers, and secured and unsecured creditors.

Some appellate clarity on the issue on non-earner benefit is now emerging some two years after the appellate decision in "Galdamez v. Allstate".

In the latest instalment of Canada’s first global securities class action, Justice van Rensburg ordered that the class definition be amended to exclude all of those individuals who did not opt out of a settlement agreement in parallel US proceedings.

When a dissatisfied consumer sues a manufacturer in Ontario, the unhappy consumer will frequently rely upon the Sale of Goods Act and the Consumer Protection Act, 2002.

Berry v. Pulley was the first class proceeding in Canada to proceed to trial with a defendant class.

In Dennis v. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, 2013 ONCA 501, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of an unsuccessful certification motion.

The June 1st, 2016, revisions to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule will change how rehabilitation therapy is covered. But how will it affect rehabilitation clinics on a business level ..

As reported in a recent CBC News story, the Anglican Church of Canada apologized recently for failing – for over 20 years – to make public a confession of sexual misconduct by one of its priests.

In De Angelis v Siermy,[1] the British Columbia Court of Appeal ("BCCA") recently considered the impact of the "cleans hand doctrine" on a claim for unjust enrichment in estate litigation.

On "Black Friday" many American retailers are known to offer deep discounts which draw a large number of bargain hunting shoppers.

With the Blue Jays in the World Series for the first time in 32 years, there is a lot of excitement around our office and across the country.

On June 16, 2022, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-27, which introduced three Acts meant to modernize federal privacy laws.

Given the recent deluge of data breaches hitting the news cycle, I wanted to provide information on some tools for individuals to use to protect their personal data. Some of these tools are free, and others have a service fee.