Laura Fric
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Articles
“Controversial” changes to Ontario class actions law recommended by Commission
Canada - July 17 2019 After two years of review, the Law Commission of Ontario (“LCO”) has recommended wide-ranging changes to Ontario’s class actions regime. In its...
Supreme Court to hear arguments about enforceability of arbitration clauses
Canada - May 24 2019 On May 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in Uber Technologies Inc., et al. V. David Heller (the Uber Class Action). At...
Ontario Court of Appeal hits the brakes on arbitration clauses
Canada - January 31 2019 A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal involving Uber throws into doubt the enforceability of certain arbitration clauses in employment...
Ontario Judge Rejects $75 Million Fee for Class Counsel
Canada - June 22 2018 In Brown v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 ONSC 3429, Ontario judge Justice Belobaba rejected the proposed Sixties Scoop Canadian national settlement...
Sixteen years later, proposed class action dismissed for delay
Canada - May 16 2018 Class actions in Canada routinely lie dormant for years. In Smith v. Armstrong et al. (Smith), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice made clear that...
