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May 27, 2025
Court: Minority shareholder’s arbitration rights ended by exercise of buyout option
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has ruled that a minority shareholder’s right to arbitrate claims under shareholder agreements was extinguished once the majority shareholder exercised a separate contractual option to purchase his stake.
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May 27, 2025
Ontario court approves $500M class action settlement with Loblaw over bread price-fixing
The Ontario Superior Court has approved a historic $500-million negotiated settlement in a class action targeting grocery store giant Loblaw Companies Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. over their admitted role in an industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread that stretched from 2001 to 2015.
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May 21, 2025
Appeal allowed in case of 30-day dispute resolution clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal finding that the application judge erred in interpreting that a mediation and arbitration clause required parties to resolve disputes within 30 days.
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May 13, 2025
New Carney Liberal Cabinet puts many lawyers on front benches in critical federal leadership roles
Lawyers who were key Cabinet members in Justin Trudeau's erstwhile minority Liberal government have assumed dominant roles in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new 29-member Liberal Cabinet.
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May 09, 2025
LSO announces three candidates for treasurer
The Law Society of Ontario has announced that three candidates — Murray Klippenstein, Stephen Rotstein and incumbent Peter Wardle — have been nominated for the role of treasurer, with the election set for June 18.
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May 08, 2025
Ontario court confirms that employee dismissal over vaccine non-compliance can be reasonable
An Ontario Superior Court panel has quashed an arbitrator’s decision that an employer should never discipline employees who fail to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. However, in a May 6 decision in Humber River Health v. Teamsters Local Union No. 419, 2025 ONSC 2270, Justices Nancy Backhouse, Richard Lococo and Graeme Mew upheld the arbitrator’s decision ordering Toronto’s Humber River Hospital to reinstate two employees who were fired for failing to comply with the vaccination policy.
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May 01, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds ruling over reimbursement of arbitration costs for insurers
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and agreed with an arbitrator’s decision to not reimburse an insurer for costs related to statutory accident benefits in a case where another insurer was higher priority for the claimant.
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April 15, 2025
Rules review recommendations would ‘fundamentally change’ framework for Ontario civil claims: lawyer
A revamp of Ontario’s justice system could soon be in the offing after a task force set up to look at the province’s Rules of Civil Procedure recommended a number of changes that would have a major impact on legal practice.
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April 14, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 1957 contract at issue in Enbridge gas pipeline dispute
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a 1957 franchise agreement, which requires a gas supplier to obtain approval from the County of Essex for the relocation or replacement of pipelines, does not violate the rule against perpetuities.
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April 14, 2025
Federal Court strikes veteran’s proposed class action over alleged health effects of mould on ship
The Federal Court has allowed a motion by Canada to strike a statement of claim in a proposed class action against the Canadian Armed Forces in a case where a veteran developed illness and injury due to mould on a ship.