Civil Litigation
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April 23, 2025
Securities regulators pause work on new mandatory climate and diversity disclosures
Canadian securities regulators have paused work on the development of a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule and amendments to the existing diversity-related disclosure requirements in the face of rising economic uncertainty, according to a release by the Canadian Securities Administrators.
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April 23, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of proposed class action against crypto giant Coinbase
In a case that points to potential jurisdictional legal challenges for virtual currency investors, the Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal related to a proposed class action against Delaware-based crypto trading giant Coinbase Global Inc. and some of its affiliates.
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April 23, 2025
Lenczner Slaght welcomes Jessica Caplan Ross
Lenczner Slaght has announced the appointment of Jessica Caplan Ross as its new director of legal operations and client solutions.
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April 23, 2025
Alberta court rules gross overriding royalty in farmout agreement is interest in land
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has held that a gross overriding royalty (GORR) granted in an oil and gas farmout agreement constituted an interest in land, emphasizing that the economic structure of the transaction demonstrated the parties’ intent for the royalty to run with the lease.
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April 23, 2025
The evolution of vicarious liability in sexual abuse cases: Application in recent cases
There have been several decisions in the past five years when Canadian courts have considered vicarious liability in the context of sexual misconduct. For the second instalment of our two-part series, we delve into the application of vicarious liability in recent Canadian judicial decisions in the context of sexual misconduct.
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April 23, 2025
Call rights in shareholders’ agreements: Navigating the anti-deprivation rule
The shareholders’ agreement governs the relationship among a corporation’s shareholders. It often establishes the rules governing the exit of a shareholder — for instance, by way of call right provisions upon the occurrence of certain triggering events.
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April 22, 2025
OSC report: Over a third of retail investors have acted on ‘finfluencer’ investment advice
Financial influencers on social media are shaping the investment decisions of retail investors, with a recent Ontario Securities Commission survey finding that 35 per cent of retail investors have acted on advice from a “finfluencer.”
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April 22, 2025
B.C. court dismisses proposed wrongful dismissal class action over lack of common employer
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a class action certification finding that the plaintiff could not establish that the employer was common among the class members.
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April 22, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal finds trial judge miscalculated loss of income damages in personal injury case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has increased a damages award for earnings losses in a personal injury case, finding that the trial judge erred by using a capital asset approach to assess the plaintiff’s loss of past and future earning capacity.
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April 22, 2025
The evolution of vicarious liability in sexual abuse cases
In Canada, the legal doctrine of vicarious liability can be used to hold organizations liable for the wrongful conduct of their employees, agents and volunteers. The doctrine has been held to apply to sexual misconduct in the context of school boards, religious institutions and volunteer organizations, and in various circumstances, including where it occurred outside the organization’s premises.