Is the Future Class Proceedings? – TELUS’ Mandatory ADR Agreement is...
Class proceedings are a powerful tool for consumers and lawyers. In practical terms, class proceedings allow otherwise uneconomic claims to be brought and often create large monetary exposure to...
View ArticleB.C. Supreme Court Rejects Certification of Proposed REDMA Class Action
In June 2012, my colleague, Craig Ferris wrote about the B.C. Court of Appeal decision in 229 Burrard Residential Limited Partnership v. Essolat where the Court endorsed a strict application of the...
View ArticleClass Action Law Bulletin: Green Light for Class Actions by Consumers
In a highly-anticipated and extremely significant pair of decisions for businesses and consumers alike, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) ruled on Thursday (October 31, 2013) that the ultimate...
View ArticleOut-of-Province Class Actions go to the Supreme Court of Canada
On November 5, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) granted leave to appeal in two related cases: Endean v. British Columbia, 2014 BCCA 61, and Parsons v. Ontario, 2015 ONCA 158. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court clarifies balance between deterrence and protection in...
On December 4, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) issued its decision in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Green, 2015 SCC 60. In the highly anticipated decision, a deeply divided Court...
View Article“Today just got better”… unless you had a prepaid cellphone card from Bell...
Bell Mobility’s slogan may ring hollow for some Canadians in light of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Sankar v. Bell Mobility Inc., 2016 ONCA 242, which will likely end the $200-million class...
View ArticleOut-of–Province Class Actions Hearings – the Supreme Court of Canada has its say
On November 13, 2015, I blogged about the Supreme Court of Canada granting leave to appeal in two related cases: Endean v. British Columbia, 2014 BCCA 61 and Parsons v. Ontario, 2015 ONCA 158. These...
View ArticleCanada’s Anti-Spam Law Adds Teeth, Leaves Potential Opening for Class Actions
Canada already has one of the world’s strictest regimes regulating commercial electronic messages, and, just in time for the country’s 150th birthday, the consequences for breach are about to get much...
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