Graham Splawski

CSA Releases Client Focused Reforms

Canada - October 3 2019 The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released final amendments to National Instrument 31-103, intended to "enhance the client-registrant...

Caitlin Sainsbury, David Di Paolo, Maureen Doherty.

Decision: Case Management Judges Cannot Hold Mini-Trial?

Canada - September 23 2019 In Omarali v. Just Energy, Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that the court’s advanced fact-finding powers on summary...

Alberta Court Dismisses Pseudolegal Debt Elimination Scheme

Canada - September 13 2019 In Gacias v. Equifax Canada Co., the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench summarily dismissed a claim against Equifax Canada, a credit reporting agency, in...

Supreme Court is Not Interested in the Interest Act

Canada - April 8 2019 The Supreme Court of Canada recently dismissed the application for leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Solar Power Network Inc...

Ontario Superior Court Approves Funding Agreement for Tim Hortons Franchisees

Canada - April 3 2019 In JB & M Walker Ltd. v. TDL Group, Justice Morgan approved a litigation funding agreement between Galactic TH Litigation Funders LC and the...