Access to Justice
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February 06, 2025
Public service union threatens legal action over ongoing Phoenix payroll system problems
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has threatened legal action against the federal government over its failure to meet its targets to resolve delayed or incorrect payments made to federal employees through the Phoenix pay system since its launch in 2016.
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February 06, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal finds apprehension of bias nullified NAFTA tribunal decision
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in an international trade dispute between Mexico and a U.S.-based motorcycle company that concerned arbitral procedural fairness, finding that apprehension of bias nullified a tribunal decision dismissing a potential $2.7 billion claim.
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February 06, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal overturns lower court, certifies class action against HSBC over fund management
The B.C. Court of Appeal has certified a class action against HSBC Global Asset Management and HSBC Investment Funds over allegations that mutual funds that they represented as actively managed were in reality passively managed to replicate a market index.
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February 05, 2025
What’s all this talk about tariffs? Part one: The rising significance of tariffs | Hodine Williams
Recently, tariffs have become a buzzword in political discourse, economic debates and media headlines. From the U.S.-China trade war to national security and domestic manufacturing debates, tariffs are often portrayed as both a shield and a sword in global trade. But what exactly are tariffs, and why do they matter? More importantly, how do they function within the U.S. legal and economic framework and what are their real-world consequences?
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February 05, 2025
Leo Pharma agrees to pay $437K to settle lawsuit over skin cancer risk from Picato
Toronto-based Leo Pharma has agreed to pay $437,678 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that its actinic keratosis treatment, Picato, increased patients’ risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.
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February 05, 2025
How outdated tech hurts criminal courts: Higher courts fear virtual shift | Daniel J. Escott
In an era where digital transformation is reshaping nearly every aspect of society, one might expect that the most high-stakes areas of the judicial system would be equipped with the best technological tools. However, a recent survey of Canadian judges has revealed a striking paradox: criminal court judges, who handle some of the most complex and consequential cases, have the worst IT infrastructure and support.
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February 05, 2025
Prison phone class action targets Ontario government, Bell | John L. Hill
We call people and companies that make excessive profits at the expense of those who can least afford them nasty names. They might be called profiteers, price gougers, exploiters or opportunists. However, if a class action lawsuit filed in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice is successful, we may not have to use nasty names. We can call them by their real names: Bell Canada and the government of Ontario.
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February 03, 2025
Let’s not acquiesce to abusive solitary confinement | Catherine Latimer
The final report of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel (SIU-IAP) should be a wake-up call for Canadians who value rule of law and the Charter rights fundamental to our nation.
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February 03, 2025
Chief Justice Wagner says federal judicial appointments on ‘right path’ as vacancies hit low of 30
The minority Liberal federal government has turned around the “untenable” situation Canada’s top judge warned about two years ago that was harming Canadians, due to a persistently-high number of federal judicial vacancies caused by Ottawa’s years-long chronic delays in appointing judges.
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February 03, 2025
Ontario Court approves $3 million settlement in Fortress Real Developments class action
An Ontario Superior Court judge has approved a $3 million settlement in a class action involving investors who lost millions of dollars in a real estate project funded by now defunct Fortress Real Developments Inc. and its affiliated companies, Fortress Real Capital Inc. and FMP Mortgage Investments Inc.