Some people may have received an email in mid-December 2017 with a link to a CRA letter. The CRA letter does not confirm CRA is issuing Notices of Confirmation for all outstanding GLGI objections. It is our understanding that the email was not sent by GLGI, which is no longer carrying on business. If you…
The first round of discoveries in these matters were completed in October, 2017. Numerous undertakings, advisements, and refusals remain that both the Plaintiffs and Defendants need to address and on which the parties are currently working. If necessary, the Plaintiffs will bring a motion for an Order that the Defendants answer necessary and relevant questions.…
On March 28 and 29, 2017, Justice Belobaba heard the Plaintiff’s motion to certify this action as a class proceeding. On April 13, 2017, Justice Belobaba released his reasons which can be found below. Justice Belobaba certified the common issues against the Deloitte Defendants. His Honour determined that Ms. Sondhi was not a suitable representative…
Newswire posted: October 16, 2017 The law firms of Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation and Landy Marr Kats LLP today announced the commencement of a proposed $800 million class action lawsuit against Global Learning Group Inc. (GLGI), and other individuals and entities involved in the development, structuring, creation, promotion and operation of the Global Learning Gifting…
The Statement of Claim for this action was issued on September 28, 2017. An application to appoint A. Farber & Partners Inc. as the receiver of GLGI and Global Learning Trust Services Inc. will be heard on November 14, 2017 on the Commercial List in Toronto. The motion for certification of this action as a…
This proposed class action is brought on behalf of the approximately 60,000 Canadian taxpayers who participated in the Global Learning Group Inc. (GLGI) charitable donation program (the Program) between 2004-2014, but excludes those who sold the Program or were otherwise involved in its operations. From 2004-2014, GLGI operated a charitable tax program called the Global…
Like American politics, the legal profession has suffered a decline in civility. In the heat of a hard-fought trial, “my friend” is treated more like a foe. Words traded verge on the rude and crude. Unlike politicians, lawyers are bound, as a matter of professional obligation, to be courteous and civil. At the same time,…
An evidence revolution has been afoot for some years with the gradual ascendancy of a principled approach to admissibility in favour of the traditional rules-and-exceptions approach. Marking the latest milestone in the revolution is the new analytical framework for admitting prior consistent statements articulated by Justice David Doherty in R. v. Khan. Revamping the Law…
Charitable giving has a long and honourable tradition, as the names of many university buildings and hospital wings attest. Ryerson’s Ted Rogers School of Management is a tribute to its namesake, whose family has donated over $27 million to the university. Earlier this year, the main campus of Toronto Ease General was rechristened Michael Garron…
On Friday, April 28, 2017 the court approved the final settlement in this matter. All claims, counterclaims, cross-claims and Third Party Claims have been dismissed. A copy of the settlement approval order may be accessed below. The settlement provides for the payment of $17.5 million. After payment of legal fees, the Class Proceedings Fund levy and…