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Craig Lockwood

Partner, Disputes, Toronto

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In Canadian Class Action Defence, we provide timely, reliable and practical information about defending national and international class actions involving Canadian courts. We share strategic insights on preventing, preparing for, managing and resolving cross-border class actions, both nationally and internationally, using specific cases or developments as the springboard for our discussion. Since Canada does not have a mechanism to centralize class actions brought in different provinces on behalf of the same class (unlike U.S. MDL), managing overlapping class actions in Canadian jurisdictions poses some unique challenges. In this blog, we consider how best to manage these challenges as well as highlighting the differences between jurisdictions.

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Blog March 22, 2021

Developments across the pond: Will the UK courts’ expansion of parent company liability be adopted in Canada?

Since the English case of Saloman v. Saloman & Co in 1896, the common law has generally protected a parent company from sharing in the liability...

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Developments across the pond: Will the UK courts’ expansion of parent company liability be adopted in Canada?
Blog March 15, 2021

Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies approach to assessing public correction in secondary market misrepresentation claims

The secondary market liability provisions prescribed by the various provincial securities acts set out a framework for recovery of market losses...

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Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies approach to assessing public correction in secondary market misrepresentation claims
Blog March 10, 2021

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.

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Blog March 8, 2021

First Merits Decision for Secondary Market Misrepresentation Class Action

Until recently, Ontario courts had not considered on the merits a class action under the secondary market misrepresentation provisions of the Ontario...

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Blog February 9, 2021

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...

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Blog February 1, 2021

Arbitration clauses and class actions: the cross-border dialogue continues in light of recent SCC and SCOTUS jurisprudence

The policy rationales that underpin enforcing arbitration agreements may potentially be at odds with those underpinning the class actions regime....

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Blog January 21, 2021

A new chapter for novel claims in class proceedings

Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada signalled an important shift in how courts should approach motions to strike pleadings based on novel causes...

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Blog January 14, 2021

Ontario and Québec courts hold joint hearing in multijurisdiction class actions

In Brazeau v Canada (Attorney General), the Ontario and Québec courts heard identical motions for a distribution protocol and individual issues...

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Blog December 23, 2020

Alberta Court of Appeal upholds pre-certification stays of duplicative class proceedings

On November 27, 2020, the Alberta Court of Appeal issued its decision in Ravvin v Canada Bread Company, Limited, and upheld a stay of two proposed...

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Alberta Court of Appeal upholds pre-certification stays of duplicative class proceedings
Blog December 15, 2020

Ontario court won’t approve class action settlement without detailed evidence supporting interests of the class

Judges asked to approve class action settlements must determine whether that settlement is in the “best interests of the class.” The...

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