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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…
Canada - July 20 2012
In a significant class certification decision with national implications, the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Koubi v. Mazda Canada Inc. has curtailed the ability of class plaintiffs to rely on restitutionary doctrines such as “waiver of tort” to obtain class certification in cases grounded in alleged breaches of statute
Canada - April 3 2012
In the recent Trustees of the Labourers’ Pension Fund et al. v. Sino-Forest decision – released March 26, 2012 – Justice Perell affirmed his earlier reasoning in Pennyfeather v. Timminco by requiring the delivery of statements of defence before the certification hearing.
Canada - December 1 2011
In a decision released earlier this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal from the B.C. Court of Appeal’s certification decisions in the parallel antitrust class actions in Sun-Rype and Microsoft.
Canada - November 17 2011
The class proceedings in DRAM arise from a historical international antitrust investigation relating to the pricing of memory chips in the electronic components industry.
