Le 19 juillet 2024, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a rendu un arrêt dans l’affaire Canada (Procureur général) c. Power (l’« affaire Power ») portant sur la possibilité de réclamer des dommages-intérêts contre l’État...more
On July 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) rendered judgment in Canada (Attorney General) v. Power (Power) on the availability of damages against the federal or provincial governments for enacting legislation...more
In Mennillo v. Intramodal inc., the first oppression remedy case to reach the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) since BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debentureholders, the SCC provided clarity on how the oppression remedy operates within...more
In the recent decision Biondi c. Syndicat des cols bleus regroupés de Montréal (SCFP-301), the Superior Court of Quebec (Court) ordered the Syndicat des cols bleus regroupés de Montréal (Union) to pay C$2-million in punitive...more
De minimis non curat praetor — this ancient legal maxim suggests that judges should not have to hear trivial cases. The maxim seems to have lost most of its significance in the context of class actions. In several instances,...more