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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Class Actions in Ontario: 10 Highlights from 2024

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2024 was an active year in the class action arena. In this post, our Litigation group in Toronto discusses noteworthy developments over the past twelve months. While our focus is on cases and other developments affecting...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Quebec Court of Appeal: Voluntary Refund Program Insufficient to Prevent Class Action Authorization

In an appellate ruling in Lachaine v. Air Transat AT inc. (Air Transat), the Quebec Court of Appeal (QCA) authorized a class action that claimed a refund from various airlines (Respondents) after airplane tickets and travel...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court of Appeal for Ontario Confirms Test for Extending Period to Opt Out of Class Proceedings

The Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) has confirmed the test for granting an extension to opt out of a class proceeding after the court-ordered deadline has elapsed. The Court has also confirmed that such deadline will...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

P.E.I. Adopts Ontario Class Action Model in New Legislation

In November 2021, the Prince Edward Island Legislature passed a bill to introduce the province’s first Class Proceedings Act (PEI CPA), making it the final province in Canada to introduce class proceedings legislation. Bill...more

Bennett Jones LLP

What the Law Commission of Ontario’s New Report on Class Actions Could Mean for Litigants

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On July 17, 2019, the Law Commission of Ontario released the final report of its class action investigative project, Class Actions: Objectives, Experiences and Reforms. The project is the most comprehensive research,...more

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