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Ontario’s top court overturns decision refusing leave to proceed with misrepresentation claim against mining company

In a decision released on May 24, 2023 in Markowich v. Lundin Mining, the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned a Superior Court of Justice decision refusing leave to proceed ... [more] Full article

Ontario Affirms Gatekeeping Function Of Robust Leave Test For Securities Class Actions

The well-documented barrage of litigation against Montreal-based engineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin continues. In a recent decision by Justice Perell in Peters v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., 2021 ONSC 5021, the ... [more] Full article

Can an opinion be a misrepresentation? It depends on what you include in it. How misrepresentations made in opinions are treated under s. 138.3 of the Securities Act.

In a decision released on October 9, 2019 in DALI Local 675 Pension Fund (Trustees) v. Barrick Gold, 2019 ONSC 4160 (“DALI”) Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court considered ... [more] Full article

Ontario Court of Appeal (again) clarifies the limitation period for secondary market shareholder claims under the Ontario Securities Act

Part XXIII.1 of the Ontario Securities Act, which created a statutory cause of action for misrepresentation available to purchasers of securities on the secondary market (i.e. a stock market), was enacted more than ... [more] Full article