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Q2 2026: Five Noteworthy Ontario Class Action Decisions
Steve J. Tenai’s articles from Aird & Berlis LLP are most popular: in Canada Aird & Berlis LLP are most popular: within Antitrust/Competition Law topic(s) with readers working within the Basic Industries, Business & Consumer Services and Technology industries To listen to an audio recording of this article, click here. This quarter featured several Ontario decisions refusing stays of parallel and individual actions.
Five Rulings Shaping Ontario Class Actions In Q1 2026
Aird & Berlis LLP are most popular: within Technology topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Inhouse Counsel in Canada with readers working within the Healthcare, Transport and Law Firm industries To listen to an audio recording of this article, click here. Ontario’s class actions continued to evolve in Q1 2026, with five key rulings addressing certification standards for causation, preferability between overlapping proceedings and the limits of cross-border evidence, among other topics.
Class Actions: Top Ontario And Federal Cases In Q3 2025
Aird & Berlis LLP are most popular: within Media, Telecoms, IT and Entertainment topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives with readers working within the Banking & Credit, Business & Consumer Services and Insurance industries To listen to an audio recording of this article, click here. Q3 2025 brought a range of important legal decisions shaping Ontario and federal class actions.
Jurisdictional Decisions Shape Class Actions In Q4 2024
The last quarter of 2024 saw a number of class action decisions addressing jurisdictional issues, including: The Supreme Court of Canada finding a single class action brought by one province on behalf of all other Canadian governments to be constitutionally valid; The Federal Court of Canada finding subject matter jurisdiction for civil remedies over an alleged anti-competitive agreement made outside of Canada impacting the Canadian market; and The Ontario Superior Court of Justice accepting...
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Top Class Action Decisions Of Q3 2024
Q3 2024 saw the release of several significant class action decisions, including appellate rulings, that we consider especially relevant to our clients. These decisions underscore that: There must be "some basis in fact" that a proposed common issue actually exists, rather than simply being answerable in common across the entire class for the purposes of class certification. Limitation periods are not suspended for prospective class members whose claim only accrued post-certification.
Six Partners Recognized in 2024 Benchmark Litigation Canada Guide
Aird & Berlis is proud to be recognized in the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation Canada as a leading firm in Dispute Resolution. Partners Martin Henderson, Timothy Lowman and Steve Tenai are recognized as Litigation Stars in their respective areas, while Brian Chung and Mark van Zandvoort were included on the 40 & Under List and further recognized as Future Stars. Fiona Brown joins them in this distinction, solidifying the firm’s reputation for excellence in this legal area.
Aird & Berlis Recognized in 2023 Edition of Benchmark Litigation’s Canada Guide
Home > Insights > News > Aird & Berlis Recognized in 2023 Edition of Benchmark Litigation’s Canada Guide Aird & Berlis is proud to be recognized by Benchmark Canada as a leading firm in Dispute Resolution. As well, Martin Henderson, Tim Lowman and Steve Tenai are recognized as Litigation Stars in their respective areas and Fiona Brown, Brian Chung, Amy Grenon and Mark van Zandvoort are recognized as Future Stars.
Key Takeaways From 2022 Appellate Decisions
This year’s edition of our annual summary of key appellate decisions from the past year addresses a broad range of topics of interest. Assessing Proximity in Whether a Bank Owes a Duty of Care for Economic Losses McDonald v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2022 ONCA 788 arises from the second largest Ponzi scheme in history perpetrated by the principal of Stanford International Bank (“SIB”).
Quebec Court Dismisses Proposed Class Action Against Cannabis Company
On January 23, 2023, the Quebec Superior Court denied leave to pursue a class action against HEXO Corp. The proposed class action raised various allegations of misrepresentation and breaches of disclosure obligations over the period of April 2018 to March 2020.1 The decision determined that the announcement of negative news followed by a decline in a public issuer’s stock price is not enough on its own to satisfy the requirements of claims for statutory misrepresentation.
Key Takeaways From 2021 Ontario Securities Class Action Decisions
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. We summarize in this bulletin key securities class action decisions from the last year. These decisions underscore the following: Whether a statement or announcement amounts to a material misrepresentation or a corrective disclosure requires more than a literal interpretation and calls for a deeper and contextual assessment of how the statement may be understood by market participants.
Leave To SCC Denied In Enforcement Of Exculpatory Clause Over Cancelled Condominium Development
Canada: Leave To SCC Denied In Enforcement Of Exculpatory Clause Over Cancelled Condominium Development 31 January 2022 by Steve J. Tenai , Brian Chung and Martin Henderson Aird & Berlis LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Five Key Appellate Decisions Of 2021
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As we did last year, we have highlighted five appellate decisions from 2021 that we believe will have a lasting impact on commercial disputes. Good Faith in Exercising Contractual Discretion At the outset of 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada further developed the law on the duty of good faith, and outlined when the exercise of contractual discretion can cross the line and give rise to a claim for breach of good faith.
Court Of Appeal Upholds Dismissal Of Condominium Class Action Based On A Limitation Of Liability Clause
Canada: Court Of Appeal Upholds Dismissal Of Condominium Class Action Based On A Limitation Of Liability Clause 09 April 2021 by Brian Chung and Steve J. Tenai Aird & Berlis LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. This is an update to our July 3, 2020 bulletin summarizing Justice Perell's decision in Ritchie et al. v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc., 2020 ONSC 3840.
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Three Legislative Changes Impacting Class Actions
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In early July 2020, the Ontario Legislature passed the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019 (Bill 161), which includes several changes to Ontario's Class Proceedings Act, 1992. One of those changes is to the class certification test in Ontario, requiring that issues common to class members must predominate over any individual issues that will be left to be determined.
Uber V. Heller: Supreme Court Throws Out Dutch Arbitration Clause As Unconscionable
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Most people would find that a mandatory $14,500 arbitration fee hidden in their employment contract is an unexpected and unfair contractual term. The Supreme Court of Canada agrees. On June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, (“Heller”) settling the elements of the doctrine of unconscionability and clarifying when courts should enforce arbitration clauses.
Court Enforces Exculpatory Clause Dismissing Condominium Class Action
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Pre-construction condominium developments are subject to the risk that the development may be cancelled. Over the last several years, we have seen the cancellation of several significant developments.
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