Expertise

Events

Employment Class Actions: Breakfast Seminar

Mary Gleason and Lynne Poirier discuss recent, highly publicized employment class actions and how employers can protect themselves from the risks brought by this new trend of class action lawsuits.  More

Publications

National Class Actions in Canada - The Supreme Court Grants Leave to Appeal in Canada Post Corporation v. Michel Lépine

The Supreme Court of Canada's decision to grant leave to appeal on this issue may lead to new guidance as to the role of Canadian courts in national class actions and the legal principles underlying national class actions in Canada.  More

Ontario Court of Appeal Overturns Denial of Certification in Foreign Exchange Class Action

On November 14, 2007 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Cassano v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank,[1] certifying a class action alleging that Toronto-Dominion Bank ("TD") breached its contract with credit card holders by failing to ...  More

Ontario Superior Court Certifies Class Action Against Health Canada

On September 5, 2007, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Taylor v. Canada (Health),[1] certifying a class action that alleges that Health Canada was negligent in that it failed to exercise its powers and responsibilities...  More

Ontario Superior Court Certifies Class Action Against Health Canada

On September 5, 2007, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Taylor v. Canada (Health), certifying a class action that alleges that Health Canada was negligent in that it failed to exercise its powers and responsibilities under ...  More

Supreme Court of Canada Considers the Right to Class Actions in the Context of an Arbitration Agreement

The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered its much-anticipated decision in Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, an appeal in which Ogilvy Renault acted for the London Court of International Arbitration which was granted intervener status by  More

Quebec Court of Appeal Provides Guidance on Conditions for Authorization of Class Action

After almost nine months of deliberation, the Court of Appeal has just handed down its decision in the Agropur case.  More

A Rigorous Approach to Certification - The Saskatchewan Experience

While class action litigation has been a feature of the legal landscape in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia for a number of years, Saskatchewan's class action legislation is relatively new.  More

Canadian Diet Drug Litigation Settled

The Supreme Court of Ontario has recently approved the settlement of the Canadian diet drug class action (Wilson et al. v. Servier et al.).  More

Authorization of Class Action Suits Accelerated Further under Quebec's New Procedure Code

The Act to reform the Code of Civil Procedure will come into force on January 1, 2003. The Act introduces some major changes concerning class action suits.  More

Media Highlights

The Renaissance of Competition Class Actions

Sylvie Rodrigue and Michael Brown, partners in the Litigation Group, comment in Lexpert on the rise of competition class actions in Canada.  More

A Piece of the Action

Class action cases are on the rise in Canada and Ogilvy Renault is making its mark. Featured in the National Post story "A piece of the action," the firm is recognized as having one of the top class actions teams in the country.  More

Class action "superwoman" Sylvie Rodrigue featured in National Post

When a rising star in the firm is told to slow down, it becomes easier for her to do the opposite. Sylvie Rodrigue, litigation partner and co-chair of Ogilvy Renault's class actions team, is featured in the Legal Post discussing her recent move from ...  More