L’Oratoire Saint‑Joseph du Mont‑Royal v. J.J., 2019 SCC 35
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Case Date | June 07, 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | 2019 SCC 35 |
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47 practice notes
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Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin, 2020 SCC 30
...3 S.C.R. 600, Vivendi Canada Inc. v. Dell’Aniello, 2014 SCC 1, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 3, and L’Oratoire Saint‑Joseph du Mont‑Royal v. J.J., 2019 SCC 35, even though the last of these cases was decided after the judgment under appeal. The threshold for authorizing a class action in Quebec is a low ......
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L’oratoire Saint-joseph Du Mont-royal v Jj and the Growing Complexity of Quebec’s Authorization Criteria
...case comment published electronically by the same author in La référence (a Thomson Reuters publication). RSC 1985, c S-26. 2019 SCC 35, EYB 2019-312410 [L’Oratoire Saint 2 3 CCAR 15-2.indb 87 3/2/2020 3:50:29 PM 88 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 15 • No 2 area of civil lit......
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A Wrench in the Social Justice Toolbox: Assessing the Constitutional Class Action as a Tool for Addressing Racial Discrimination
...as a Haven for Class Actions” (2014) 9:2 Canadian Class Action Review” (2014) at 389. 78 L’Oratoire SaintJoseph du MontRoyal v JJ, 2019 SCC 35 at para 58 [l’Oratoire]. 79 Infineon, above note 26 at para 74. 80 Above note 15, art The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 17 • No 1 3) t......
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Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements
...as a Haven for Class Actions” (2014) 9:2 Canadian Class Action Review” (2014) at 389. 78 L’Oratoire SaintJoseph du MontRoyal v JJ, 2019 SCC 35 at para 58 [l’Oratoire]. 79 Infineon, above note 26 at para 74. 80 Above note 15, art The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 17 • No 1 3) t......
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17 cases
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Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin, 2020 SCC 30
...3 S.C.R. 600, Vivendi Canada Inc. v. Dell’Aniello, 2014 SCC 1, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 3, and L’Oratoire Saint‑Joseph du Mont‑Royal v. J.J., 2019 SCC 35, even though the last of these cases was decided after the judgment under appeal. The threshold for authorizing a class action in Quebec is a low ......
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Jensen v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2023 FCA 89
...of a class action in Québec (as elaborated by the Supreme Court in L’Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal v. J.J., 2019 SCC 35, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 831 and Infineon, instead of those applying in the Federal Court: Appellant’s Memorandum of Fact and Law at para. 62; Reasons at ......
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Jensen v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.,
...actions, as such case law is instructive in this Court. B. General principles [54] In L’Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal v JJ, 2019 SCC 35 [Oratoire], the SCC reminded that the procedural vehicle of class actions has several objectives, “namely to facilitate access to justi......
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Felker v. Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R,
...and less stringent than its counterpart in common law provinces: L’Oratoire Saint‑Joseph du Mont‑Royal v. J.J., 2019 SCC 35 at paras. 57–59; Vivendi at para. 53; Code of Civil Procedure, C.Q.L.R., c. C-25.01, art. 575; D'Amico c. Procureure général......
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10 firm's commentaries
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Evidence, An Elementary Principle At The Authorization Stage Of A Class Action
...AG v.Option consommateurs,2013 SCC 59;Vivendi Canada 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 translation] 3. Homsy v.Google,2022 Q......
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The SCC Reaffirms The Court's Screening Role At The Authorization Stage For Class Actions
...the Court of Appeal's decision for the authorization of a class action on sexual assault in L'Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal v. J.J., 2019 SCC 35. Context The representative plaintiff filed an application for authorization to institute a class action against the Oratoire Saint-Joseph d......
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Supreme Court Reaffirms Low Bar for Authorizing Class Actions in Québec
...restated more recently by Justice Brown, for a five-judge majority of the Supreme Court, in L’Oratoire Saint‑Joseph du Mont‑Royal v JJ, 2019 SCC 35), interpreting that test to mean that Québec judges should avoid a close or formalistic critique of a claim’s merits at the authorization Supre......
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A Product Recall Does Not Always Justify The Authorization Of A Class Action
...tangible loss at the authorization stage. It should be noted that the Applicant still has the right to appeal this decision. Footnotes 1. 2019 SCC 35. 2. 2014 SCC 3. Paquette c. Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., 2020 QCCS 1160 (CanLII). 4. Richardson v. Samsung, 2018 ONSC 6130 (CanLII) (appe......
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19 books & journal articles
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L’oratoire Saint-joseph Du Mont-royal v Jj and the Growing Complexity of Quebec’s Authorization Criteria
...case comment published electronically by the same author in La référence (a Thomson Reuters publication). RSC 1985, c S-26. 2019 SCC 35, EYB 2019-312410 [L’Oratoire Saint 2 3 CCAR 15-2.indb 87 3/2/2020 3:50:29 PM 88 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 15 • No 2 area of civil lit......
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A Wrench in the Social Justice Toolbox: Assessing the Constitutional Class Action as a Tool for Addressing Racial Discrimination
...as a Haven for Class Actions” (2014) 9:2 Canadian Class Action Review” (2014) at 389. 78 L’Oratoire SaintJoseph du MontRoyal v JJ, 2019 SCC 35 at para 58 [l’Oratoire]. 79 Infineon, above note 26 at para 74. 80 Above note 15, art The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 17 • No 1 3) t......
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Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements
...as a Haven for Class Actions” (2014) 9:2 Canadian Class Action Review” (2014) at 389. 78 L’Oratoire SaintJoseph du MontRoyal v JJ, 2019 SCC 35 at para 58 [l’Oratoire]. 79 Infineon, above note 26 at para 74. 80 Above note 15, art The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 17 • No 1 3) t......
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The Short End of the Stick: Bolstering Legal Protections for Short Sellers in Ontario’s Secondary Market
...as a Haven for Class Actions” (2014) 9:2 Canadian Class Action Review” (2014) at 389. 78 L’Oratoire SaintJoseph du MontRoyal v JJ, 2019 SCC 35 at para 58 [l’Oratoire]. 79 Infineon, above note 26 at para 74. 80 Above note 15, art The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 17 • No 1 3) t......
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