Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin, 2020 SCC 30
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
| Citation | 2020 SCC 30 |
| Date | 30 October 2020 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Docket Number | 37898 |
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24 practice notes
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Introduction
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7 cases
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Ponce v. Société d’investissements Rhéaume ltée,
...Inc., 2015 QCCA 624, 41 B.L.R. (5th) 1; C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45; Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin, 2020 SCC 30, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 298; Abbas‑Turqui v. Labelle Marquis Inc., 2004 CanLII 26082; Rainbow Industrial Caterers Ltd. v. Canadian National Rai......
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Ponce v Société d'investissements Rhéaume ltée,
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T.C. v A.E., 2021 SKCA 79
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Jensen v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2021 FC 1185
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7 firm's commentaries
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Evidence, An Elementary Principle At The Authorization Stage Of A Class Action
...Inc. v. Dell'Aniello,2014 SCC 1;Oratory Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal v. J.J.,2019 SCC 35;Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin,2020 SCC 30 2. Homsy v.Google,2022 QCCS 722, para. 20-22. [our 3. Homsy v.Google,2022 QCCS 722, para. 45. 4. Homsy v.Google,2022 QCCS 722, para. 47. [our......
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Supreme Court Reaffirms Low Bar For Authorizing Class Actions In Québec
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Supreme Court Reaffirms Low Bar for Authorizing Class Actions in Québec
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10 books & journal articles
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An Overview of Class Actions and Covid-19 in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities
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The Unworkability of the Workable Methodology Standard
...facilitate ongoing communication with their litigation counsel on the front lines. 3 4 Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc v Asselin, 2020 SCC 30. Ibid at para CCAR 16-2.indb 8 2021-01-20 2:30:44 PM Flash Boys Class Actions: Civil Fraud, Conspiracy, and the Certifiability of High-Frequen......
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Class Actions and Corporate Hegemony
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The Limits of Case Management: A Review and Principled Approach to the Court’s General Management Powers
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