Mark A. Gelowitz Mark A. Gelowitz

Privacy class actions gaining popularity

The past decade has seen a significant increase in the number of Canadian class actions filed following data breaches.

Another Canadian court denies certification of Cambridge Analytica class action

The Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan recently dismissed the plaintiff’s application for class certification in Kish v. Facebook, Inc., a...

Ontario Superior Court’s detailed analysis of privacy class actions in Canada

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice offers a useful overview of the history and status of privacy class actions in Canada.

Ontario Superior Court denies certification of Cambridge Analytica class action

On February 16, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion for class certification in Simpson v. Facebook, Inc., a putative...

New Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada for 2021

Effective January 27, 2021, amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada (Rules) and the Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be Filed...

Force majeure clauses: Contractual risk allocation and the COVID-19 pandemic

Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the force majeure clause has entered what will hopefully be its only heyday.

Appellate judge addresses “political or ideological” intervention motions (and other judges)

The Federal Court of Appeal recently addressed the role of interveners and, in doing so, the proper role of the courts. In Canada (Attorney General)...