The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down the mandatory victim surcharge in section 737 of the Criminal Code on the grounds that it is a cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by section 12 of the Charter.

​In 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc., the Court of Appeal for Ontario considered the availability of damages for pure economic loss in a food product recall class action.

The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Rogers Communications Inc. v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, holding that internet service providers ...

The Court began its analysis of the proper test for a mandatory injunction by noting that the framework established in RJR-MacDonald is a general framework, that admits of exceptions. Accordingly, rather than the 'serious issue to be tried" test ...

In Thompson et al v Minister of Justice of Manitoba et al, ("Thompson") the Manitoba Court of Appeal considered the decision of a motion judge who stayed a proposed class action...

We previously wrote about the Court of Appeal for Ontario's decision in Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation to order the Ecuadorian plaintiffs to post nearly $1,000,000 as security for costs.

The Ecuadorian plaintiffs appealed all four decisions to the Ontario Court of Appeal.

During the term of the Agreement, Crew was the subject of a takeover that neither Crew nor the FI had anticipated.

Over a very dramatic two weeks, Catholic schools in Saskatchewan first lost — and then apparently regained — the right to receive funding in respect of non-Catholic students who attend Catholic schools...

While CASL's private right of action is in addition to the CRTC's regulatory enforcement powers, certain rules apply to limit overlap between these proceedings and claims for statutory damages.

In a decision released on February 20, 2017, a panel of the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "Commission") held that a defence of due diligence is available in the context of contraventions of securities legislation that proceed under an administrative process.

The Alberta Court of Appeal's decision in Styles v Alberta Investment Management Corporation, while dealing primarily with employment law, also provides helpful clarification on the scope...