From Funnel Cakes to Food Apps: Competition Bureau Takes Aim at Drip Pricing
The Canadian Competition Bureau has launched two separate legal actions against major companies for allegedly engaging in misleading pricing practices, continuing its crackdown on so-called “drip pricing.” On June 6, 2025, the Bureau announced that it is suing DoorDash, alleging that the food delivery platform advertised prices and discounts that did not reflect the true cost to consumers. According to the Bureau, DoorDash’s online and in-app listings often excluded mandatory fees until the final stages of the checkout process, potentially misleading consumers about the actual price of their orders. Just weeks earlier, on May 23, 2025, the Bureau filed a similar ... [more] Full article
AGM remembers The Honourable Roy McMurtry, K.C., 1932 – 2024
The lawyers and staff of Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP send our condolences to the family of The Honourable Roy McMurtry, K.C., who passed away recently, on March 18, 2024. Roy ... [more] Full article
It has a name! New Self-Regulatory Organization (finally) announces its new name
On January 1, 2023, the amalgamation of investment industry self-regulatory organizations, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (“MFDA”) became official. ... [more] Full article
MFDA and IIROC Members vote to amalgamate and form “New SRO”
In a vote held on September 29, 2022, members of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) voted and passed ... [more] Full article
- Supreme Court of Canada clarifies courts have an obligation to follow decisions of courts at the same level in most cases
- Where’s the beef? Class action alleges price-fixing, restricting supply
- Court of Appeal for Ontario to resume In-Person Hearings
- Claims that coffee pods were easy to recycle trigger penalty
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David's practice expertise focuses on all matters of Commercial and Civil Litigation, Competition and Administrative Law. David has acted for clients in a wide range of disputes, including shareholder and partnership disputes, securities litigation, class action defence, proceedings under the Competition Act, employment law disputes, contract disputes, breach of confidence/intellectual property disputes, fidelity bond claims, and professional negligence claims. David has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, including the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and has also appeared before the Competition Tribunal and the Federal Court of Appeal. David has appeared as lead counsel in numerous trials, hearings, and motions. David has been successful in numerous adversarial proceedings, and also has successfully negotiated the resolution of dozens of cases.
