In Kaynes v BP p.l.c, 2021 ONCA 36, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified when a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation is discoverable under the Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B (Limitations Act), and in
Justine Smith
Justine Smith joined the Toronto office as a summer student in 2016. She returned to complete her articles in 2017, which included a secondment with Toronto Hydro. She now practices as an associate in the litigation group in all areas of commercial and civil litigation.
Throughout law school, Justine maintained a place on the dean's list as one of the top 10 students in her class. She volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and received prizes for her work with the Manitoba Law Journal, trademarks and patents course, and constitutional law course. During her third year of law school, Justine had the opportunity to clerk at the Manitoba Court of Appeal for one semester and also competed in The Harold G. Fox Moot where she received an honorable mention for Best Oral Advocate.
British Columbia (Securities Commission) v. BridgeMark Financial Corp.: The Open Court Principle Applies in Hearings of Securities Regulators
In British Columbia (Securities Commission) v. BridgeMark Financial Corp, 2020 BCCA 301, the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the British Columbia Securities Commission (Commission) to release documents obtained during an investigation and…
Supreme Court of Canada Rules that Proposed Canadian Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System is Constitutional
Today the Supreme Court of Canada (the Supreme Court) released its much-anticipated decision on the reference regarding the proposed Canadian Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System, finding that the proposed national regulatory system is constitutional.
Previous Attempts to Create National…