The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will soon hear the appeal of R v Chizanga, 2024 ONCA 545 [Chizanga], in which it will opine on the principles of admitting evidence of prior discreditable conduct [41405]. Building upon the seminal case of R v Handy, 2002 SCC 56 [Handy] which set out the principles for the admissibility of such evidence, this appeal […]
In Trillium Mutual Insurance Company v Emond, 2023 ONCA 729 [Trillium], the Court of Appeal for Ontario (“ONCA”) upheld a term in an insurance policy which substantially limited the insured's recovery of rebuilding costs arising from compliance with regional building regulations. On appeal by leave [41077], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will likely provide […]
In Canada (Commissioner of Competition) v Cineplex Inc., 2024 Comp Trib 5 [Cineplex], the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) levied penalties of nearly $40 million dollars against Cineplex Inc., finding that Cineplex Inc. made price misrepresentations through its digital ticket purchasing platforms. The decision marks the first contested proceeding involving the recently enacted “drip pricing” deceptive marketing […]
In Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), the Supreme Court of Canada clarified that disgorgement orders, but not administrative fines, could survive discharge under provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.