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British Columbia Bill 4 Targeting Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Clauses Receives Royal Assent

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On February 25, 2025, British Columbia introduced Bill 4, proposing significant amendments to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA)...more

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British Columbia Bill 4 Targets Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Clauses

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On February 25, 2025, British Columbia introduced Bill 4, proposing significant amendments to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA). Bill 4 passed second reading on March 3, 2025. If enacted as proposed,...more

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Colombie-Britannique : Réforme de la protection des consommateurs visant à limiter certaines modalités contractuelles

Le 25 février 2025, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique (le « gouvernement ») a présenté le projet de loi 4, intitulé Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (le « projet de loi »), dont...more

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Meal Delivery Service’s Mandatory Arbitration Clause for Couriers Unconscionable: Manitoba Court of Appeal

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The Manitoba Court of Appeal (the “Court”) in Pokornik v. SkipTheDishes Restaurant Services Inc., 2024 MBCA 3, recently upheld a lower court decision dismissing a large online meal delivery service’s motion to stay a class...more

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Unconscionable Arbitration Agreements: The Impacts of Uber Technologies, Inc. v. Heller

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In a recently published ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada analyzed and interpreted the validity of an arbitration agreement signed between Uber Technologies Inc. (“Uber”) and one of its drivers. Uber Technologies, Inc....more

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Implications of Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller

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On June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its decision in Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller. The SCC held that the arbitration agreement between Uber and one of its drivers was invalid. This is another...more

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Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Clauses for Business Customers in Consumer Class Action

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Business customers that agreed to arbitrate disputes cannot “piggyback” their claims onto a consumer class action in court, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled....more

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Looking Forward Class Actions in 2019

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For the last six years, the Bennett Jones Class Actions Practice Group has published an annual year-in-review: our attempt to recap some highlights in class action litigation over the last year and make some soft predictions...more

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