Supreme Court tightens conspiracy liability rules: implications for antitrust criminal cases *

Canada - March 6 2013
On March 1, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released an important ruling on the scope of criminal conspiracy in Canada and significantly restricted…

Co-authors: Graham Reynolds, Michelle Lally.

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Federal Court of Appeal rules that class proceedings under the Competition Act can be stayed on the basis of an arbitration clause *

Canada - March 5 2013
The Federal Court of Appeal recently issued an important ruling in respect of the application of arbitration clauses to private actions and class…

Co-authors: Mary Paterson, Stephanie Fujarczuk.

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Class actions: new decisions send a strong warning to class counsel on fee premiums *

Canada - February 15 2013
In two significant rulings in Ontario, the Courts have sent a strong signal to plaintiff class action firms that they will not be entitled to claim a…

Co-authors: Adam Hirsh, Geoffrey Grove, Laura Fric.

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Class actions in Canada 2012: the year in review and the year ahead *

Canada - January 30 2013
The bar and bench in Canada witnessed yet another brisk year of class action activity in 2012. The plaintiffs’ bar issued a number of new claims on…

Co-authors: Éric Préfontaine, Mary Paterson, Sonia Bjorkquist.

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Cross-border class actions: the Ontario Court of Appeal affirms the ability of U.S. class plaintiffs to compel evidence from a Canadian executive on Canadian soil *

Canada, USA - November 29 2012
On November 28, 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Treat America Limited v. Leonidas 2012 ONCA 748 which broadly affirmed the ability of U.S. class action plaintiffs to obtain the assistance of the Canadian courts in compelling testimony from Canadian witnesses in support of a U.S. class proceeding.

Co-authors: Kevin O’Brien, Carly Fidler.

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