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Ontario introduces significant changes to class actions

On December 9, 2019, the Ontario government introduced amendments to Ontario class action legislation that will make it easier for courts and...

Court of Appeal for Ontario articulates limits on jurisdiction to ‘pull up’ an appeal

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently released brief reasons which provide essential guidance regarding the limits of the Court’s ability to...

Agreement that order is final does not vest the Court of Appeal with jurisdiction

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has recently reminded practitioners that agreement that an order is final does not vest the Court with jurisdiction....

Québec Court of Appeal limits the Court of Québec’s jurisdiction

Québec’s Court of Appeal rendered its ruling on the scope of the Court of Québec’s jurisdiction and concluded that the Court of Québec’s...

Becoming an adjudicator under the Ontario Construction Act

The Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC) will begin operations on October 1, 2019, and is now inviting individuals to...

What happens when an appellate court releases reasons in error

We deal extensively with appellate practice and procedure in Sopinka and Gelowitz on the Conduct of an Appeal, 4th Edition, but occasionally novel...

Listing in the REIN: Cruel and unusual punishment under the Charter?

Does the automatic listing in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts constitute cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning...

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds constitutionality of federal carbon pricing regime

On June 28, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal issued a majority decision that the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act was constitutional. The...

Court of Appeal stays ‘unsealing’ order pending leave to appeal to the Supreme Court

In Donovan v. Sherman Estate, 2019 ONCA 376, the Court of Appeal for Ontario set aside a sealing order, to take effect 10 days after the release of...