Karin Sachar
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Articles
Rocks, stocks, and two smoking rulings: Court dismisses motion for leave and declines to certify securities class action
Canada - June 14 2022 In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a motion for leave to bring a secondary market misrepresentation claim and declined to…
Ontario Superior Court recognizes new cause of action addressing internet harassment
Canada - February 9 2021 In Caplan v. Atas (Caplan), Justice Corbett took the extraordinary step of recognizing a new common law tort of internet harassment in response to an…
Ontario Court orders class action trial to proceed by virtual means
Canada - February 9 2021 In Flying E. Ranche Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada 2020 ONSC 8072, Justice Schabas recently rejected an adjournment sought due to pandemic-related…
Court of Appeal finds limitation periods suspended indefinitely following a denial of certification
Canada - October 8 2020 In R.G. V. The Hospital for Sick Children, the Court of Appeal for Ontario found that limitation periods remain suspended for all individual…
Amendments to Class Proceedings Act will come into force October 1
Canada - September 18 2020 On September 17, 2020, recent amendments to the Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 were proclaimed into force effective October 1, 2020. The…
