Kevin O’Brien

Rolling limitation periods for breach of contract

Where a party breaches a continuing contractual obligation to perform, when does the limitation period begin to run? Does a rolling limitation period...

Ontario Superior Court rules on fair value in Baffinland dissent decision

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) found that the price at which a takeover bid process was ultimately...

Supreme Court of Canada provides further guidance on anti-SLAPP laws

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its latest decision interpreting anti-SLAPP legislation (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation....

Ontario Court of Appeal provides corrective guidance on anti-SLAPP motions

In its recent decision in Park Lawn Corporation v. Kahu Capital Partners Ltd., the Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed the current practice around...

Cineplex awarded $1.2 billion by Ontario court for ‘busted deal’

In a highly anticipated decision, an Ontario Court has held that Cineworld improperly terminated its December 2019 agreement to purchase Cineplex’s...

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...