Today marks an interesting anniversary in the Court’s jurisprudence. Ten years ago today, the Supreme Court released its decision in the case of U.F.C.W., Local 1518, v. KMart Canada Ltd., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 1083. There, a unanimous Court held that a law prohibiting union members from distributing leaflets at secondary sites during a labour dispute [...]

Last Friday, the SCC released Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34, a major case which has implications on topics ranging from private international law to the ability of arbitrators to rule on the extent of their own jurisdictions. More notably, released alongside its companion case, Rogers Wireless Inc. v. Muroff, 2007 [...]

Both the majority and dissent in two cases on arbitration clauses that came out of the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday, July 13 make statements in obiter to the effect that the class action is not a public order institution of Canadian law. Ironically, when the Dell and Rogers cases are placed in a [...]

[Ce billet fut initialement publié sur les blogues Slaw et Chaire de l'UDM en droit de la sécurité et des affaires électroniques. Il est republié içi avec la permission de l'auteur.] Mercredi, 13 décembre, j’ai réparé un manquement pour tout juriste canadien qui se respecte: je suis allé pour la première fois à la Cour [...]