Just Energy Group Inc.
(TSX: JE ; NYSE: JE; CUSIP: 48213W101; ISIN: CA48213W1014) On November 8, 2019, Siskinds LLP, along with Berger Montague (Canada) PC filed a proposed securities class action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Just Energy Group Inc. (“Just Energy”), its former CEO, its current CFO and its auditor, Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”). The...
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Siskinds LLP is part of a consortium of counsel acting for the plaintiffs and a group of investors in Maxar Technologies Inc. (“Maxar”) in a securities class action filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The class action alleges that Maxar’s disclosure documents, issued during the class period, violated Canadian securities laws and were...
Continue reading the post titled Maxar Technologies Inc.Donnybrook Energy Inc. and Donnycreek Energy Inc.
In August 2013, Siskinds LLP and Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP filed a class action against Donnybrook Energy Inc. (now known as Stonehaven Exploration Ltd.) (“Donnybrook”), Donnycreek Energy Inc. (now known as Kicking Horse Energy Inc.) (“Donnycreek”) and their current or former directors and officers in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench. The lawsuit...
Continue reading the post titled Donnybrook Energy Inc. and Donnycreek Energy Inc.Static Random Access Memory (“SRAM”)
The SRAM class action alleges that the Defendants unlawfully conspired to fix, increase, and/or maintain prices at which SRAM or products containing SRAM were sold in Canada. The plaintiff alleges that from at least January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2005, the defendants and their senior executives participated in illegal and secretive meetings and made...
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This action related to allegations that Pretium Resource Inc., also known as Pretivm (“Pretium”), and certain of its directors and senior officers released certain public disclosures regarding the status of a bulk sample program at its Brucejack that contained material misrepresentation during the period between July 23, 2013 and October 21, 2013.
Continue reading the post titled Pretium Resources Inc.Nevsun Resources Ltd.
Siskinds LLP, together with the Vancouver law firm Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP, are co-counsel for a number of Eritrean refugees who have commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia (“Court”) against Nevsun Resources Ltd., a Vancouver-headquartered mining company incorporated in British Columbia (“Nevsun”). The gravamen of the claims against Nevsun is in...
Continue reading the post titled Nevsun Resources Ltd.Cy Pres Settlements (Or, How Charities Can Benefit From Class Actions)
In fall 2010, Siskinds was retained to bring a proposed class action against Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (Toronto Hydro) on allegations that the utility company illegally charged interest at a rate of 19.56% per year. By way of background: The Interest Act requires that where interest is “chargeable, payable or recoverable” at a rate in excess...
Continue reading the post titled Cy Pres Settlements (Or, How Charities Can Benefit From Class Actions)Impact of Tim Hortons’ deal on franchisees remains to be seen
Siskinds partner Peter Dillon wrote an article for Advocatedaily.com regarding the recently proposed Burger King – Tim Horton’s transaction and the potential impact it could have on franchisees.Full article, published on AdvocateDaily below. We’ve all heard the axioms that “nothing succeeds like success,” or “it takes money to make money.” In a world that is becoming...
Continue reading the post titled Impact of Tim Hortons’ deal on franchisees remains to be seenAll That e-Glitters: Bitcoins and Securities Regulation
What are Bitcoins and what laws apply to them? In a new post, Siskinds class action lawyer Daniel Bach explains what Bitcoins are and looks at a recent US court decision considering whether or not they should be governed by securities laws. The age-old question: “if a new security purports to be free of government...
Continue reading the post titled All That e-Glitters: Bitcoins and Securities RegulationThe Rise And Fall Of Chadha v Bayer
Introduction Although numerous price-fixing conspiracy class actions have been commenced in Canada, only a relatively small number have proceeded to a contested certification motion. For those that have proceeded to a contested certification, one of the main challenges for plaintiffs has been overcoming the high evidentiary threshold established primarily by the Ontario Court of Appeal...
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