Click and Consent: Douez v Facebook and Online User Agreements
Much like over 2 billion people globally, 19 million in Canada, and 1.8 million in British Columbia, Deborah Douez has a Facebook account. And much like two billion people before...
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Rectification is Not Equity’s Mulligan: New Insights on the Law of Rectification in Tax Liability
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has recently delivered two companion judgments, Canada (Attorney General) v Fairmont Hotels Inc., 2016 SCC 56 [Fairmont] and Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. v Canada (Attorney...
Styles v Alberta Investment Management Corporation : Understanding and Clarifying Bhasin
The case of Styles v Alberta Investment Management Corporation, 2017 ABCA 1, [Styles], began with the termination of the respondent without cause. The question in this case was: what sort...
Douez v Facebook: Forum Selection Clauses in Contracts of Adhesion
On November 4th, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) heard oral submissions in the case of Douez v Facebook [Douez]. The appellant, Ms. Douez, sought to overturn an unanimous decision...
