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Craig Lockwood

Partner, Disputes, Toronto

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In Canadian Class Action Defence, we provide timely, reliable and practical information about defending national and international class actions involving Canadian courts. We share strategic insights on preventing, preparing for, managing and resolving cross-border class actions, both nationally and internationally, using specific cases or developments as the springboard for our discussion. Since Canada does not have a mechanism to centralize class actions brought in different provinces on behalf of the same class (unlike U.S. MDL), managing overlapping class actions in Canadian jurisdictions poses some unique challenges. In this blog, we consider how best to manage these challenges as well as highlighting the differences between jurisdictions.

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Blog April 8, 2016

Uncertainty of Liability Cap in Securities Act Influences Settlement Approval

The Ontario Superior Court in Donohue v Baja Mining, 2016 ONSC 1569, recently approved a Settlement Agreement for a certified class action which...

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Blog March 31, 2016

Settlement: Second Time’s a Charm?

The case of Fulawka v. The Bank of Nova Scotia – one of the “bank overtime” class actions – has had a long procedural history, and attracted...

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Blog March 24, 2016

Accurately Recording Statements of the Court: A Cautionary Tale

Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court was recently given pause in the midst of a certification motion in Davidson v Canada (Attorney General)...

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Blog March 22, 2016

Directors Liabilities – Even After Settlement

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that claims for professional misconduct can still be brought against directors and officers despite a class...

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Blog March 15, 2016

Non-Arbitrable Claims Appropriate for Class Certification

In the ongoing saga of Seidel v Telus Communications Inc., the BC Supreme Court was asked to certify the few claims that survived the enforceable...

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Blog March 10, 2016

Ontario Superior Court Resolves Dueling Summary Judgment Motions

In the latest round of  Keatley Surveying v Teranet, a copyright dispute between land surveyors and the manager of Ontario’s electronic land...

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Blog March 3, 2016

Class Action Law Firm Breaches Carriage Order in Volkswagen Litigation

As anticipated, the multiplicity of class actions commenced in Canada in the Volkswagen Litigation has given rise to carriage wars across the...

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Blog February 24, 2016

Avoiding Settlement Stumbling Blocks: Boilerplate Language Not Sufficient

The latest class action settlement approval in Leslie v Agnico-Eagle Mines warns that courts may be willing to intervene to ensure a more adversarial...

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Blog February 18, 2016

Canada’s Patent Regime Forecloses Civil Actions by Consumers in British Columbia

Canada’s patent laws are a complete code giving consumers no right to independent civil actions. This was the conclusion of the British Columbia...

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Blog February 10, 2016

The Poseidon Adventure, Part II – Big Win for Bankers Confirmed On Appeal

The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed an important decision limiting the exposure of investment banks to secondary market misrepresentation class...

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