Civil Litigation
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March 13, 2025
Weaponizing social media during divorce proceedings
In recent years, the Ontario courts have increasingly faced cases where social media becomes a battleground for divorcing spouses. This phenomenon, where individuals use online platforms to disparage, defame or disclose sensitive information about their ex-partner, has serious legal implications, as exemplified by judicial decisions.
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March 13, 2025
Ontario anti-SLAPP law ‘in desperate need of a makeover’: Court of Appeal judge
An Ontario Court of Appeal judge has criticized laws brought in by the province to protect against so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, calling them poorly drafted, confusing and in need of significant revamp.
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March 12, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds class action certification against Qualcomm, strikes conspiracy claims
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of price maintenance, unlawful means and unjust enrichment claims against California-based Qualcomm Inc. over its allegedly anti-competitive patent licensing and modem sales practices in a consumer class action.
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March 12, 2025
Court dates set to review Loblaw’s and Weston’s $500M proposed bread price-fixing settlement
Court dates have been finalized in what lawyers involved have been describing as the largest antitrust settlement in Canadian history.
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March 12, 2025
‘Just use the language’ of SCC decisions when looking at anti-SLAPP cases: Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario’s top court has declined to dismiss a proposed class action surrounding the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa, despite arguments that it was a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP).
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March 12, 2025
Two new judges appointed to Quebec courts
Bruno Guillot-Hurtubise and Patrick Girard have been appointed judges of the Superior Court of Quebec for the districts of Longueuil and Montreal, respectively, announced Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani.
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March 12, 2025
Corporate oppression and good faith claims: Why parties’ intentions matter
When interpreting a contract, including whether the parties acted in good faith, Canadian courts have as their main objective the determination of the parties’ intentions. This is a fact-specific inquiry: Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53.
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March 12, 2025
The SCC’s temporary validity doctrine: A well-intentioned misstep? | Hodine Williams
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has long been celebrated as the guardian of the Constitution, the institution tasked with ensuring that the laws of the land align with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But over the past few decades, a judicial innovation known as “temporary validity” has crept into the court’s toolkit, raising profound questions about its role, its adherence to constitutional principles, and its relationship with the other branches of government.
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March 11, 2025
Ontario reverses 25 per cent electricity surcharge following call with U.S. commerce secretary
A day after announcing a 25 per cent surcharge on Ontario electricity exports to the United States, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced the province is suspending the added fee following a discussion with U.S secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick.
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March 11, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal finds Divisional Court erred in hearing Ontario Land Tribunal appeal
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in a dispute between two southwestern Ontario towns, finding that the Divisional Court did not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal of an Ontario Land Tribunal decision because it was interlocutory.