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June 24, 2025
Have your voice heard: Take Law360 Canada’s 2025 survey on lawyer satisfaction
Law360 Canada is seeking participants for an anonymous survey on career and life satisfaction in the legal profession. Take the survey in English or French.
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June 23, 2025
Appeal court sets aside substantial costs ordered in Nigerian oil and gas case
In litigation involving a failed oil and gas bid, the Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed a Nigerian company’s appeal finding the judge erred in the interpretation of contract agreements and in giving a substantial award for defamation to the respondent.
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June 20, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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June 20, 2025
Facebook’s application to hear strike appeal before certification hearing dismissed
In a proposed class action against respondents Facebook and Instagram relating to minors, the British Columbia Court of Appeal has denied the platforms’ application seeking that an appeal of an order striking evidence against them should be heard before the certification hearing.
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June 19, 2025
Over $18 billion paid so far to settle First Nations’ specific claims: report
According to a report by public policy organization the Fraser Institute, the federal government has paid almost $18 billion to settle an “increasing number of ‘specific claims’ by First Nations” since 2015, over $7 billion of which were paid last year.
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June 19, 2025
Wardle re-elected as LSO treasurer
Benchers of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) have chosen continuity going forward, electing treasurer Peter Wardle to a second term at the helm of the regulator. Wardle will be sworn in at the LSO’s June 25 board meeting, also referred to as convocation. He was chosen over fellow candidates Murray Klippenstein and Stephen Rotstein.
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June 18, 2025
Court certifies class action against law firm for retainer fees in failed tax case
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified a “class action about a failed class action” against a law firm that acted as class counsel for the previous case and sought retainer fees from putative class members.
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June 17, 2025
Federal information commissioner singles out three departments for criticism in annual report
Information Commissioner of Canada Caroline Maynard says the Department of National Defence (DND), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) remain among the worst performing federal departments when it comes to information transparency.
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June 17, 2025
$11-million proposed settlement reached in securities class action
Quebec company Lightspeed Commerce Inc. has announced that it has reached an $11-million proposed settlement in a securities class action against it.
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June 17, 2025
Proposed $7M settlement reached in RBC duplicative NSF fee class action
A proposed $7.05-million settlement has been announced in an ongoing class action against Royal Bank of Canada relating to alleged charging of multiple non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees on an attempted transaction.