Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

Earlier this month, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Wong v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada (2024 ONCA 874) upheld an insurer's denial of automobile coverage as a result of deceptive and fraudulent conduct.

The impugned documents should be expunged from the Appeal Book and Compendium.

Le 22 mai 2025, dans son arrêt Gaspé Énergies inc., la Cour d'appel du Québec précise dans quelles circonstances elle a le pouvoir de réviser un jugement accordant erronément...

On February 16, 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision that comes as good news to issuers. In the case of Sharma v. Timminco Limited,1 the Court provided clear guidance on the conduct of secondary market securities class actions pursuant to section 138.3 of Part XXIII. of the Ontario Securities Act (the "OSA").

Fairness opinions and their quality are not generally highly-charged, emotional subjects in Canada.

Out of the US Supreme Court comes a positive development for Canadian issuers of securities who have business operations in the United States: the US Supreme Court held, on June 24, 2010, that the principal statutory provisions used by security-holders to bring class actions in the US — s.10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 (which is promulgated under s. 10(b)) — have no application to trades in securities that are not traded on a US exchange and that do not take

The classic tension between federally regulated undertakings and provincial legislation was recently reconsidered in Unlu v. Air Canada, 2012 BCSC 60, a decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court.

A loading catastrophe raises considerable questions in terms of governing legislation, jurisdiction, and potential liability limitations.

Marine Insurers may wish to take note of the conditions under which a crab fisherman was found liable, and uninsured, for an act of property damage.

Des modifications à la Loi sur la concurrence (la « Loi ») qui élargissent le régime d'accès privé (le « régime ») de cette dernière sont entrées en vigueur le 20 juin 2025 (les « modifications »).

As science evolves, policies may evolve as well. But when policy changes affect how a decision-maker exercises their discretion, those decision-makers must explain why they are taking a new approach.

In Davis v. Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, 2025 ONCA 421, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ("ONCA") upheld a motion judge's decision to stay and dismiss a proposed class proceeding against...