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La Cour suprême du Canada reformule les critères des dispositions législatives contrant les poursuites-bâillons

Canada - September 14 2020 Le 10 septembre 2020, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « Cour ») a rendu deux décisions très attendues dans le cadre de deux appels concernant les…

Graham Buitenhuis, Kevin O’Brien

Supreme Court rearticulates test under Ontario “anti-SLAPP” legislation

Canada - September 14 2020 On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released a pair of highly anticipated decisions on two appeals addressing the test to be applied…

Graham Buitenhuis, Kevin O’Brien

Expert’s generic opinion doesn’t cut it: appellate court denies certification in cannabis class action

Canada - June 22 2020 To certify a product liability or toxic substance class action, a plaintiff must provide some evidence of a workable methodology for proving that the…

Waleed Malik

Law Commission of Ontario recommends sweeping changes to law of defamation to address challenges of internet age

Canada - March 13 2020 On March 12, 2020, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released its long-awaited final report on Defamation Law in the Internet Age [PDF] (along with…

Kevin O’Brien, Graeme Rotrand

Let’s be “mutually exclusive” - Alternative procedures in the preferable procedure analysis

Canada - January 14 2020 In the recently released decision Whitehouse v. BDO Canada LLP, Justice Perell rejected the Defendant’s arguments regarding the preferable procedure…

Craig Lockwood