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Ontario Court Of Appeal Refuses To Certify Institutional Abuse Class Action With No Common Perpetrator, Activity Or Location
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court's decision refusing to certify a class action alleging systemic childhood sexual abuse within Canadian Jehovah's Witness congregations. The ruling examines whether highly individualized abuse claims involving different perpetrators, activities, and locations across various congregations can satisfy the commonality requirements necessary for class action certification, or whether individual proceedings would better serve the interests of justice.
Canada Litigation
BJ
Bennett Jones LLP
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Revisiting Leave: The Ontario Court Of Appeal Brings Fresh Clarity To A Familiar Test
The Ontario Court of Appeal has clarified the longstanding test for obtaining leave to appeal from the Divisional Court, streamlining the framework into two core components: arguability and public importance. This decision resolves recent confusion about whether the test varies depending on the Divisional Court's jurisdiction and eliminates categories that had caused uncertainty in application.
Canada Litigation
TL
Torys LLP
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Guttin: A Reminder Not To Overreach
Litigants sometimes believe they must allege maximal goals if they are going to achieve their actual objective. If you needed a fresh caution against overreaching, the costs ruling in Guttin v. Creber, 2026 ONSC 4507, delivers it. After an oppression dispute involving B Con Engineering Inc. and BCE Realty Ltd., the Ontario Superior Court fixed costs against the notionally successful applicants. This was because, despite the applicants’ limited success on disclosure and sale process issues, their big ticket allegations and remedies did not land.
Canada Litigation
CP LLP
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La Cour Supérieure Définit Pour La Première Fois La Notion De « Valeur Écologique Importante » De L'Article 245 De La Loi Sur L'Aménagement Et L'Urbanisme
Le 8 septembre 2026, dans l'affaire Sommet Prestige Canada inc. c. Ville de Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, le juge Lukasz Granosik de la Cour supérieure du Québec (la « Cour ») rend le premier jugement portant sur la notion de « valeur écologique importante » (la « VEI ») du nouvel article 245 de la Loi sur l'aménagement et l'urbanisme (la « LAU »).
Canada Real Estate
FF
Fasken (French)
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Addresses Termination Clauses And The Enforceability Of Equity-Based Compensation Language
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Wigdor v. Facebook Canada Ltd., addressing two significant issues for Ontario employers: the enforceability of termination clauses that purport to limit an employee's entitlements, and the application of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to equity-based compensation documents such as Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) agreements.
Canada Employment
F
Fasken
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