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Monthly Archives: December 2012

Top Appeals of 2013: The Appeals Monitor Looks Forward

By Elder C. Marques and Timothy D. Chapman-Smith on Posted in Bankruptcy and Debt, Case Previews, Class Actions, Features, Procedure, Professions, Torts

“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” – Niels Bohr (1885-1962) “Weatherman wet-fingers the sky He pokes it out, he pulls it in He don’t know why.” – Gordon Downie (1964- )   In the spirit of the season, Canadian Appeals Monitor has decided not only to look back on the key appeals of… → Read More

Craig and Prokofiew — A Tale of Two Cases: The SCC Considers the Precedential Effect of its Obiter Dicta

By Brendan Owen Brammall on Posted in Case Comments, Constitutional, Criminal

As discussed in a previous post, the Supreme Court of Canada, in Canada v. Craig, overruled one of its own precedents, on the basis that there were compelling reasons indicating that the precedent’s interpretation of a provision of the Income Tax Act was incorrect. This interpretation was part of the precedent’s ratio decidendi and not… → Read More

This Week at the SCC (14/12/2012)

By Brandon Kain on Posted in Aboriginal, Communications, Conflict of Laws, Health, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Media, Professions, Regulatory, This Week at the SCC

Cases Decided The Supreme Court of Canada released one decision this week of interest to Canadian businesses and professions. In Reference re Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-167 and Broadcasting Order CRTC 2010-168, 2012 SCC 68, Rothstein J. for the majority of the Court held that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”) lacked the jurisdiction to… → Read More

This Week at the SCC (07/12/2012)

By Brandon Kain on Posted in Aboriginal, Bankruptcy and Debt, Corporate Law, Environmental, Labour and Employment, Securities, This Week at the SCC

Cases Decided The Supreme Court of Canada released one decision this week of interest to Canadian businesses and professions. In Newfoundland and Labrador v. AbitibiBowater Inc., 2012 SCC 67, the majority of the Court held that environmental protection orders issued under provincial legislation, which required an insolvent company to undertake remediation measures but which were… → Read More

Third time’s the charm – The United States Supreme Court to consider the availability of class arbitration for the third time in American Express Company v. Italian Colors Restaurant

By Ronald Podolny on Posted in Case Comments, Class Actions, Procedure, Torts

Introduction The United States Supreme Court has granted leave to appeal in a case that will clarify whether federal arbitration law permits the invalidation of arbitration agreements on the basis that they do not permit class arbitration.  This decision will have implications on the development of class arbitration, an emerging area of both American and… → Read More

This Week at the SCC (30/11/2012)

By Brandon Kain on Posted in Bankruptcy and Debt, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Professions, Securities, This Week at the SCC

Cases Decided The Supreme Court of Canada released one decision this week of interest to Canadian businesses and professions. In Construction Labour Relations v. Driver Iron Inc., 2012 SCC 65, the Court held the Alberta Court of Appeal erred in quashing a decision of the Alberta Labour Relations Board on judicial review.  The Court’s brief judgment… → Read More