It was meant to be an opportunity to clear the air, but the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37 only added to the humidity when it comes to the standard of review in contractual interpretation cases. Ledcor is Unlikely to Settle the Dust Law Times…
On June 6, 2016, Justice Veale approved the settlement agreement entered into between the class representatives and Bell Mobility Inc., and approved Class Counsel’s fees. Please read the Notice of Court Approval of Settlement in Anderson et al. v. Bell Mobility Inc. below as your rights may be affected. Please also read Justice Veale’s Order…
The class representatives and Bell Mobility Inc. entered into Minutes of Settlement dated April 27, 2016. The Minutes of Settlement can be viewed below. Minutes of Settlement
‘You’ve done a great service to Northerners to bring this matter forward,’ judge tells plaintiffs CBC News Posted: Jun 06, 2016 An N.W.T. judge has approved a $1 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against Bell Mobility for billing Northern customers for a 911 service that doesn’t exist. CBC News article
One in three adolescent students in Canada have been bullied recently. Physical fighting has increased since 2002, with 21 per cent of grade six boys reported participating in a fight in the past 12 months back then, compared with 24 per cent in 2010. With the growing popularity of social media, cyber-bullying has also been…
Corporate law is by and large built on a legal fiction: the fiction of the corporation as an entity separate from its shareholders, directors and officers. This conferral of separate identity allows corporations to operate as people by owning properties, entering into contracts, suing and being sued. Lifting the Corporate Veil a Rare Occurrence The…
Zachary Silverberg Drivers whose licenses have been suspended due to unpaid judgment debts arising from motor vehicle accidents, who go on to file for bankruptcy after the judgment, may have their licenses reinstated after their discharge from bankruptcy. Legislative and Constitutional Background Section 198 of Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act (HTA) mandates that the driver’s license…
All frauds involve breaching people’s trust. More often than not, sophisticated frauds are enabled by individuals and entities with varying degrees of connection to the fraudsters, such as banks, directors of corporate trustees, brokers, accountants and lawyers. Proving Third Party Liability in Fraud The Lawyers Weekly – July 17 2015
Supreme Court rebuffs Bell Mobility Inc challenge over charging for non-existent 911 service fees Bell Mobility rebuffed-National Post – July 16, 2015 Bell Mobility rebuffed in northern 911 challenge, again Bell Mobility rebuffed-CBC – July 16, 2015 Supreme Court rebuffs Bell Mobility challenge over 911 service fees Bell Mobility rebuffed-globe – July 16, 2015
An issue that transpires on every civil appeal is the applicable standard of review. The standard of review is important because it dictates the level of deference the appellate court is to show. Law Times, June 29, 2015 Speaker’s Corner: Time to revisit Sattva on the standard of review?