Partner Charles Wright with the Class Actions Department authors a chapter in the newly released American Antitrust Institute’s The International Handbook On Private Enforcement of Competition Law published by Edward Elgar Publishing.   Click the following link to visit the publisher’s website to order at http://www.e-elgar.com/Bookentry_Main.lasso?id=13782.  

After the enactment in Ontario of a statutory cause of action for misrepresentations in the secondary market, plaintiffs continue to advance common law misrepresentation claims in securities class actions.

Recent developments in the capital markets have caused an erosion of investor confidence. The ability of securities regulators to restore investor confidence is limited by regulatory resources.

By their very nature, class actions are usually complex pieces of litigation and can be very expensive to pursue or to defend. Class action firms or teams can use technology to manage this form of litigation in a variety of ways, depending upon the particular challenges that arise.

The principles and rules of the conflict of laws have generally developed out of the court’s need to fashion an appropriate response in the face of proceedings involving parties resident, wrongs committed, or damages occurring in different jurisdictions.

Adopting a Reasonable View of the Scope of the Insurer’s Duty to Defend in Environmental Liability Class Actions