Class Actions: Looking Forward 2024
August 22, 2024
In our 2024 edition of Looking Forward, we review notable class action developments from the past year and consider what recent trends in the law might tell us about what to expect in the years ahead.
This edition features insights into key substantive and procedural areas concerning class actions in Canada that may help you better serve your business.
Titles in this edition include:
- Judicial Economy, Access to Justice and Certainty in the Law: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Denial of Leave to Appeal in the Intrusion Upon Seclusion Trilogy
- Statutory Amendments to Certification Test: Banman v Ontario, 2023 ONSC 6187
- The Inbetweeners—Mass Torts That Don’t Meet the Certification Criteria
- Differences in Consumer Protection Legislation Continue to Deter National Consumer Protection Based Class Actions
- O’Connor v Canadian Pacific: Lack of Factual Basis Derails Certification in British Columbia
- Competition Class Actions—the Year in Review
- Certification Denied in Proposed Negligent Design Class Action Against Gun Manufacturer for Mass Shooting
- The COVID-19 Virus Does Not Trigger Business Interruption Insurance Coverage
- Ontario Court of Appeal Puts Teeth into Leave Test for Secondary Market Misrepresentation Claims under the Securities Act
- Report from Québec: Challenging Consumer Class Actions on the Merits, Causation in the No-Fault Liability Context and Challenging the Scope of a Proposed Class Based on Jurisdiction
Bennett Jones