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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | Canada | 8 Jun 2023
Supreme Court of Canada provides further guidance on anti-SLAPP laws
The Supreme Court of Canada released its latest decision interpreting anti-SLAPP legislation in Canada. A 6-1 majority of the Court in Hansman v…
McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 29 May 2023
Quebec Court of Appeal Confirms National Classes Still Possible
On April 19, 2023, the Quebec Court of Appeal in Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha v. Option Consommateurs, 2023 QCCA 513 dismissed the appeal from a…
Miller Thomson LLP | Canada | 25 May 2023
British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds implied undertaking of confidentiality
In the recent case of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columba v. Engineer X, 2023 BCCA 211, the…
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Canada | 25 May 2023
Canada’s Top Court Confirms Anti-SLAPP Motions Protect Speakers, Not Plaintiffs
The Supreme Court of Canada, in commenting on anti-SLAPP1 legislation for the third time in the span of three years, has confirmed that even…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 19 May 2023
SCC Bulletin 19-05-2023
Hansman v. Neufeld, 2023 SCC 14 - Courts - Dismissal of proceeding that limits debate - Defamation On appeal from The British Columbia Court of…
Bennett Jones LLP | Canada | 15 May 2023
The Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds the Use of “Powerful” Epidemiological Data to Infer Causation in the Absence of Scientific Certainty
The Court of Appeal for Ontario in Levac v James, 2023 ONCA 73 [Levac] has unanimously upheld a trial judgment in a common issues trial regarding an…
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | Canada | 11 May 2023
B.C. Supreme Court rules that firms cannot be liable for internal investigations into misconduct
Effective compliance processes can be the most successful risk management tool that businesses and their leaders have in their tool boxes. Compliance…
Fasken | Canada | 11 May 2023
No Change Needed: BC Court of Appeal Clarifies Test for Family Status Discrimination
In a recent decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal clarified and expanded the test for discrimination based on family status under British…
Dentons | Canada | 5 May 2023
The British Columbia Court of Appeal clarifies the test for family status discrimination
Section 13(1) of British Columbia’s (BC) Human Rights Code (Code) prohibits discrimination against a person regarding employment or any term of…
Fasken | Canada | 4 May 2023
Fiduciary Duties and Private Equity LPAs: What Have Courts Said?
In our previous bulletins, we explored two interrelated questions. First, the fiduciary duties owed by general partners (GPS) and their directors to…
