Litigation Update

Two of our securities litigators, Alexander Rose and Sinziana Hennig, have written a short guide to securities litigation in Canada, with a particular focus on Ontario. Published by U.K.-based Law Business Research as part of their “Getting the Deal... Read more

Two years after introducing the government-wide Integrity Regime as a further means to deter and address corporate wrongdoing, the Government of Canada sought public consultation to determine whether the Integrity Regime is achieving its objectives. The... Read more

In a landmark unanimous judgment released on November 25, 2016, in the case of Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 ("Aviva"), the Supreme Court of Canada clarified various aspects of the litigation privilege, a common law rule which... Read more

The Honourable Justice Paul Perell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released two recent decisions in proposed secondary market securities class actions considering the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce... Read more

Plomberie KRTB inc. v. Construction Citadelle inc., 2015 QCCS 3103, Construction Citadelle inc. v. Plomberie KRTB inc., 2015 QCCA 1672. The Superior Court recently slowed down the trend of considering payment clauses in subcontracts that are dependent... Read more

The Supreme Court released its decision on October 16, 2015 in the case of Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) dealing with the constitutionality of British Columbia's provincial roadside breathalyzer laws and related penalties... Read more

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has held that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has jurisdiction to hear an enforcement action on a multi-billion dollar Ecuadorian judgment against both Chevron, a U.S. corporation with no presence... Read more

In its unanimous decision in Carioca's Import & Export Inc. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the motion judge's decision, which denied the Plaintiff's attempt to restore an action to the trial list under Rule... Read more

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently set aside the largest punitive damages awards ever made against insurers in Canada in Zurich Life Insurance Co. v. Branco. The Court of Appeal decision resulted in a 90% reduction of the $1.5 million award against... Read more