Articles 2025

In a recent decision from Saskatchewan, the Court was asked by the representative plaintiffs in a proposed class action arising from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash to stay an individual action brought by family members of those killed in the tragedy. The Court granted the stay pending the April 2022 Certification hearing, effectively turning access to justice on its head. By depriving individual plaintiffs of control over their litigation, access to justice is both delayed and denied.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 30.

Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal for the week of August 23, 2021.

Now that virtual mediation is becoming a norm, will returning to in-person be right for your case? Marshall Schnapp addresses the key issues facing the decision to mediate in person versus online.

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 16, 2021.

Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for the week of August 9, 2021.

Determining the scope of "all material facts" that must be disclosed to franchisees is a key part of the continuing evolution of franchise law in Canada. This article provides important insights on two recent cases dealing with location-specific disclosure requirements, and sets out a helpful overview of how the law has developed in this area.