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Coulda, Shoulda? The SCC Expands the Abuse of Process Doctrine in Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd.

By Kosta Kalogiros on Posted in Aboriginal, Case Comments, Procedure

In Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd., 2013 SCC 26, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) expanded the doctrine of abuse of process to preclude parties which employed self-help remedies from raising as a defence various arguments which could and should have been advanced by commencing formal legal proceedings instead of taking self-help steps. Unlike… → Read More

High Water Mark Test for Establishing Aboriginal Title to be Reviewed by the SCC

By Angela Juba on Posted in Aboriginal, Case Previews

The Supreme Court of Canada is set to revisit the test for Aboriginal title when it hears an appeal from the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in William v. British Columbia this November. This appeal will be of particular significance to parties engaged in resource development, as it stands to affect the strength of… → Read More

A Duty of Diligent Fulfillment? SCC Rules that Land Grants to Métis Children Breached Honour of Crown

By Byron Shaw on Posted in Aboriginal, Case Comments

Canada breached the Honour of the Crown in the manner in which it distributed parcels of land to the children of the Métis people of Manitoba in the 1870s, according to a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court’s 6-2 decision in Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General) has the potential… → 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

Hot Off the Press – World Class Actions: A Guide to Group and Representative Actions Around the Globe

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP on Posted in Aboriginal, Class Actions, Communications, Construction and Real Estate, Energy, Financial Services, Franchise and Distribution, Health, Insurance, Media, Municipal, Procedure, Professions, Securities, Transportation

In the newly published World Class Actions: A Guide to Group and Representative Actions Around the Globe, McCarthy Tétrault litigators David Hamer and Shane D’Souza co-authored the “Multijurisdictional and Transnational Class Litigation: Lawsuits Heard ‘Round the World” chapter. The chapter offers guidance to international lawyers who represent clients involved in cross-border, multinational and international class… → Read More

When is it “Not Reasonable” to Deny the Cross-Examination of an Expert?

By Curtis E. Marble on Posted in Aboriginal, Case Comments, Labour and Employment

Background Cross-examining experts is the primary way in which competing expert opinions are tested in the adversarial process. The Alberta Court of Appeal in its recent decision in Johnson v. Alberta (Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation) recently determined that a decision not to allow a cross-examination may not be reasonable, in particular where without… → Read More

FCA to Review Discretion to Decline Band Members Retroactive Tax Relief

By Daniel G.C. Glover on Posted in Aboriginal, Administrative, Case Previews, Tax

On September 1, the Attorney General of Canada appealed the finding of the Federal Court in Abraham v. Canada, that the Minister of National Revenue had erred in denying members of the Sagkeeng Band tax relief on wages earned while working in a mill located on former reserve lands. The Band members had contended that relief was due… → Read More