Motion for Leave

Deloitte & Touche Inc. Seeks To Discontinue Class Action Against Bre-X Principals

Deloitte & Touche Inc. (“Deloitte”), the long-acting trustee for the Estate of Bre-X Minerals Ltd., has brought motions in the Alberta and Ontario courts seeking leave to discontinue the class action litigation that it has...more

Court Confirms No Need For Defendants To Lead Evidence In Motion For Leave Under Part XXIII.1 Of The Ontario Securities Act

In the recent decision of Dugai, Murphy v. Manulife Financial Corporation (2013 ONSC 327), the Divisional Court confirmed the principle that defendants have no obligation to lead evidence on a motion for leave to assert a...more