Akiva Stern
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Articles
A Critical Eye: Québec Court of Appeal Reinforces Screening of Class Actions at Authorization (Certification)
Canada - February 16 2023 A recent decision by the Québec Court of Appeal (“Court of Appeal”), Hazan c. Micron Technology Inc. (Hazan), is the latest of a recent string of…
The ‘Big Nickel’ Stays in Ontario: Court of Appeal Upholds Jurisdiction Challenge
Canada - December 15 2022 On December 9, 2022, the Court of Appeal issued a decision applying the Van Breda framework and confirming that the presumptive connecting factors…
Hannah Cinel, Christopher Hubbard, Alexa Jarvis, Atrisha S Lewis
Shutout for Hockey Class Action in Federal Court of Appeal
Canada - August 23 2022 On August 17, 2022, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed class counsel’s appeal of Chief Justice Crampton’s decision at the Federal Court of Canada…
Certification not just a speed bump: Federal Court scrutinizes speculative claims and wishful conspiracies
Canada - January 14 2022 This is the first part of a two-part series that will look at two recent developments to the competition class action landscape: certification and…
When You Know, You Know: The Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies the Degree of Knowledge Required for Discoverability
Canada - August 3 2021 In Grant Thornton LLP v. New Brunswick, the Supreme Court of Canada considered the standard for determining whether a plaintiff has the requisite…
