Business
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May 06, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal decertifies class action against BMW, citing no viable plaintiff
The Ontario Court of Appeal has set aside the certification of a proposed class action against BMW over alleged defects in the engines of certain BMW vehicles with model years from 2012 to 2015, finding that the proposed representative plaintiffs did not have a viable claim.
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May 06, 2025
Albertans skeptical of no-fault insurance savings, finds CBA Alberta survey
Only one in five Alberta residents believes auto insurance premiums will likely go down if the provincial government implements a no-fault system that would be run and administered by for-profit insurance companies, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch.
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May 06, 2025
Trade tribunal ends inquiry into diesel dumping complaint
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has ended its preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Calgary-based Tidewater Renewables Ltd. that the dumping of renewable diesel from the United States is harming the company.
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May 06, 2025
Appeal allowed in part over alleged privacy breach after emails seized in securities probe
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in part relating to solicitor-client privilege in a case concerning privacy factors and the alleged unconstitutionality of obtaining emails in connection with a securities investigation.
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May 06, 2025
Competition Bureau obtains second court order in Quebec real estate association probe
The Competition Bureau says it has obtained a second Federal Court order as part of a continuing investigation into real estate data-sharing restrictions imposed by the Quebec Professional Association for Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) and its subsidiary, Société Centris.
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May 06, 2025
Miller Thomson welcomes Paul Neville as partner
Paul Neville has joined Miller Thomson’s Toronto office as a partner in the corporate mergers and acquisitions group.
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May 06, 2025
Facebook: Federal Court of Appeal clarifies requirements for consent under PIPEDA
In 2018, during Donald Trump’s first presidency, news media reported that the U.K.-based company Cambridge Analytica had used personal information obtained from Facebook users without authorization. Cambridge Analytica used this information to build a system that profiled individual U.S. voters and targeted them with personalized political advertisements.
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May 05, 2025
Appeal dismissed in dog-sledding company’s defamation case against CTV
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal regarding a defamation case brought by a dog-sledding company against CTV for a 2022 news show that it was profiled in.
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May 05, 2025
Competition Bureau sues Canada’s Wonderland over alleged ‘drip pricing’ practices
The Competition Bureau is suing Canada’s Wonderland over allegations that it advertises park tickets and a variety of other items at a lower price than what consumers actually have to pay online.
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May 05, 2025
Louis van Zyl joins DLP Piper’s Toronto office
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has announced that Louis van Zyl has joined the firm as an associate in the finance group at its Toronto office.