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Class Actions: Looking Forward 2024

In our 2024 edition of Looking Forward, we review notable class action developments from the past year and consider what recent trends in the law might tell us about what to expect in the years ahead....more

A Clarified Approach to Exclusion Clauses in Contracts for Sale of Goods

Exclusion clauses are a common feature of agreements of purchase and sale and other commercial contracts. While often subject to negotiation, parties sometimes proceed with standard form exclusion clauses that may inject...more

Four Appeals at the Supreme Court of Canada in the 2022 Winter Session

The Supreme Court of Canada winter term has begun. While the court will be hearing mostly criminal law matters, in January through March, it will consider four cases that may interest the business community or organizations...more

Three Appeals at the Supreme Court of Canada in the 2021 Fall Session

The Supreme Court of Canada Fall term begins now. While the court will be hearing mostly criminal law matters, in November, it will consider three cases that may interest the business community or organizations facing civil...more

8 Appeals at the Supreme Court of Canada in the 2021 Winter Session

The Supreme Court of Canada heard one appeal in January and will hear seven more in February and March that may interest the business community or organizations facing civil litigation...more

The Supreme Court of Canada Will Hear Five Civil Appeals in December

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals in December that may interest the business community or organizations facing civil litigation....more

Three Important Civil Appeals at the Supreme Court of Canada in October and November

In October and November, the Supreme Court of Canada’s docket is largely made up criminal cases. That said, there are three appeals that may interest businesses and organizations facing civil litigation....more

Seven New Appeals Will Be Heard by the Supreme Court of Canada

Although the Supreme Court has suspended hearing appeals, the Court continues to issue judgments both on appeals and applications for leave to appeal. Hearings scheduled for March, April and May were adjourned on March 25,...more

Five Cases to Watch at the Supreme Court of Canada this Winter

The Supreme Court this winter will hear (and in one case, has heard and determined) high-profile appeals involving federal and provincial government powers, corporate rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and two...more

3 Business Cases to Follow in the Supreme Court's Spring Term

The Supreme Court of Canada’s spring term begins on April 16, 2018. Chief Justice Wagner has already put his stamp on the Court, announcing in February that it would begin releasing “plain language” summaries alongside its...more

5 Business Cases to Watch in the Supreme Court’s Winter Session

With the beginning of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Winter Session on January 8, the Supreme Court of Canada entered a new era following the retirement of former Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin and the appointment of Chief...more

7 Business Cases to Follow in the Supreme Court's Fall Term

The Supreme Court of Canada’s fall term begins on October 2. Scheduled hearings that may interest the business community are described below...more

4 Business Cases to Follow in the Supreme Court’s Spring Term

The Supreme Court of Canada’s spring term begins on April 18. This term has a lot of interesting criminal cases, but only a few that may be interesting to the business community...more

A grab bag of fraud, human rights and contract disputes

The Supreme Court of Canada’s Winter Term begins on January 11. The most notable case on the docket is Deloitte & Touche v Livent Inc. In 2014, Ontario trial judge Justice Gans awarded Livent's receiver $118 million in...more

The Supreme Court of Canada’s Fall Term: the Internet Court?

The Supreme Court of Canada’s Fall term, which began on October 3rd, could probably be labelled the “internet term”, with major cases involving both Google and Facebook. The Court will also be hearing a number of other cases...more

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