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On November 15, 2024, in Morabito v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), the Court of Appeal for British Columbia allowed the appeals from a decision of the British Columbia Securities Commission [...]

OVERVIEW The judgment of Edwin Johnson J in Hadcliffe Properties Ltd v Fenton [2024] EWHC 2587 (Ch), handed down on Friday 11 October 2024, provides a salutary warning to commercial [...]

INTRODUCTION 1. The principle of malicious prosecution serves as a crucial safeguard against the misuse of legal procedures. It offers redress to individuals subjected to unfounded legal actions initiated with [...]

In the decision of Uzbekov v Revolut [2024] EWHC 98 (KB) handed out last week, the High Court has struck out a 'de-banking' account closure claim bought by an ex-customer [...]

The Builders Lien Act, SBC 1997, c. 45 (the 'BLA') provides contractors with a powerful tool to protect them from being exploited: lien claims. Lien claims are an extraordinary remedy [...]

In Abbott Laboratories, Ltd. v Spicer, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal permanently stayed a proposed class action that was the last of five proposed national class actions concerning the drug [...]

The Division Bench of the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay in a judgment titled 'Ramesh vs State of Maharasthra & Anr.', bearing Criminal Application No. 2810 of 2021, while quashing [...]

One of the main purposes of the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 30 (the 'Act') is to provide security for services and materials supplied in construction projects. The Act [...]

InMunicipio de Mariana v BHP [2022] EWCA Civ 951, a group claim brought by over 200,000 Brazilian claimants following the collapse of the Fundão dam in Brazil has been revived [...]

One of the key considerations in class action litigation is whether to bring an interim application to dismiss the proposed class action. One such basis for dismissal is where the [...]

A January 2023 court decision from Ontario, XPL Construction Solutions Inc. v. North Bay Capital Investments Ltd., dealt with a motion by the Defendant, North Bay Capital Investments Ltd. ('North [...]

Having a tribunal proceeding permanently stayed on the basis of administrative delay has never been an easy feat. Canadian Courts have long held that in order for the passage of [...]

The delay in a regulatory or administrative process can have a profound impact on the parties affected. Delay hinders a party's psychological well-being and undermines the public's confidence in the [...]

Byline: Peter Vieth A Henrico County judge will remain as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging he and two siblings abused the protective order process to temporarily banish their father's [...]

Byline: LAURA DHILLON KANE, THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER -- Lead Two men found guilty of the 'Surrey Six' killings must be allowed a hearing to argue that their rights were [...]