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- JW v Canada (AG) : The Judiciary’s Role in Supervising Residential School Settlement Agreements
Introduction Certain class action lawsuits require settlement agreements to ensure the fair distribution of settlement funds through an adjudicative process. An Independent Assessment Process (“IAP”) provides for an independent adjudicator to determine the validity of disputed claims. In JW v Canada … Read more »
- Moore v Sweet: SCC Ruling May Place Insurers in Difficult Position
In today’s guest post, Danielle Mallozzi examines the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2018 decision on whether life insurance beneficiaries should be enriched at the expense of unknowning premium payers. In Moore v Sweet, 2018 SCC 25 (“Moore”), the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) considered whether the a … Read more »
- Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd: Constitutional Doctrines Applied to Cleaning Up Old Oil Wells
Introduction On January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) reached a decision on bankruptcy and insolvency law and the obligations owed by oil and gas companies that have filed for bankruptcy. The ruling raises policy implications for secured lenders and. insolvency profess … Read more »
- Defamation in the Twitterverse: Levant v Day
Introduction It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. – Mark Twain, Following the Equator What does harm to the reputation of a polarizing public figu … Read more »
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