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Class actions in British Columbia: Go west, young plaintiffs, go west

British Columbia has long been a plaintiff-friendly forum for class proceedings in Canada. Under these amendments, proposed representative plaintiffs...

Court of Appeal addresses novel question of appellate jurisdiction in class proceedings

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently addressed a novel question of appellate jurisdiction: is an order refusing to extend the time to opt out of...

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...

Perspectives on class action proceedings reform in Québec

In their blog, Osler’s Jessica Harding, Frederic Plamondon, Céline Legendre and Eric Préfontaine comment on the Québec Ministry of...

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...

Ontario Court orders class action trial to proceed by virtual means

In Flying E. Ranche Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada 2020 ONSC 8072, Justice Schabas recently  rejected an adjournment sought due to...