2020: Year in Review
2020 was an unprecedented year. The COVID-19 pandemic overtook the world, influencing nearly all aspects of everyday life across the globe. At the time of writing, over 1.8 million people...
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A Low Threshold for Advancing Class Actions is Reaffirmed in Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc v Asselin
In Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc v Asselin, 2020 SCC 30 [“Desjardins”], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) engaged in a debate about how to properly assess the law of...
Loblaw Financial Holdings Inc. v Her Majesty the Queen: Banking on Barbados
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is usually timid to grant leave to tax law cases. However, earlier this year, we saw the SCC decide MacDonald v. Canada 2020 SCC...
Taylor v Her Majesty the Queen: The Applicant’s had “Bigger Fish to Fry”
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a number of concerns about civil liberties and the extent to which they can be curbed to slow the spread of the virus. On one...
