Civil Litigation
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December 13, 2024
Meta agrees to pay $9M to settle Quebec class action over unauthorized sharing of user data
Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a Quebec class action concerning allegations that Facebook shared the personal and private information of its users with third parties without their consent.
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December 13, 2024
B.C. woman receives $3.3 million in sanctions for investment fraud
The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has ordered nearly $3.3 million in sanctions against a woman who carried out predatory investment fraud “under the guise of helping Chinese students and tourists.”
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December 13, 2024
Federal government intervenes to end postal strike as early as next week
In what one labour lawyer calls a significant challenge to legal norms, the federal government has announced that the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) will intervene to potentially bring an end to a strike by 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) as early as next week.
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December 13, 2024
Nova Scotia education minister moves to justice file
Nova Scotia has a new justice minister. Lawyer and former education minister Becky Druhan has been given the job of justice minister and attorney general following the Progressive Conservatives’ recent re-election as a majority government.
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December 13, 2024
Challenge launched against Alberta’s ‘unprecedented’ transgender health care law
A constitutional challenge has been launched against Alberta’s controversial legislation restricting health care for transgender youth, with advocacy organizations characterizing what the province has done as “unprecedented” in Canada.
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December 13, 2024
The application of the last antecedent rule with contractual interpretation
In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, 1797472 Ontario Inc. v. Independent Electricity System Operator, 2024 ONCA 808 (179 Ontario Inc.), the court reaffirmed the application of the “last antecedent rule” but emphasized the broader principle of contractual interpretation that each provision must be interpreted within the context of the contract.
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December 13, 2024
The tedium is the message | Marcel Strigberger
Want to attract more attention? Market yourself? Lots of likes and comments on social media? Then don’t try this at home — especially in China.
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December 13, 2024
CRYPTOCURRENCIES - Application of securities laws - Cryptocurrency exchanges - Initial coin/token offerings (ICO/ITO) - Prospectus requirements or exemption
Appeal by appellant from the order of the motion judge dismissing its motion for a stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration. The appellant operated the world's largest cryptocurrency trading platform. It sold cryptocurrency derivatives to Canadians through its website. However, the motion judge found that cryptocurrency derivatives contracts were novel, complex, and risky securities, presenting investor protection concerns.
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December 13, 2024
Estate planning using options to purchase and right of first refusal
In the realm of estate litigation, the interpretation of will clauses that include options to purchase and rights of first refusal seems to be coming up more and more frequently. Recent cases like Cambareri v. Sorrenti, 2023 ONSC 4918, and Zboya v. Hicks, 2024 ABKB 525, to name a few, indicate that there is growing interest in will drafting and estate planning that includes options to purchase estate property, or alternatively, gives beneficiaries a right of first refusal to purchase such property.
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December 12, 2024
Supreme Court denies leave to appeal stay of Google ad price-fixing class action
The Supreme Court of Canada has declined leave to appeal a B.C. Court of Appeal decision that stayed in favour of arbitration a proposed class action against Google over allegations that it conspired with Apple to artificially inflate the price of Google search ads.