Ashley Paterson

In recent years, several provinces have taken steps to prevent suppliers from restricting consumers’ access to the courts via class proceedings or otherwise. In 2025, British Columbia joined the likes of Ontario, Québec,...more National or multi-jurisdictional class actions are common in Canada, regularly giving rise to parallel and overlapping cases across multiple provinces. This often happens in life sciences litigation, where claims relating to...more On November 8, 2025, the Department of Health published proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations, SOR/98-282 (MDR) with a specific focus on the medical device establishment licence (MDEL) regime. The proposed...more We begin with developments of national significance. First, we discuss the amendments to the Competition Act which, effective June 2025, could open the door to a novel quasi-class action scheme entitling private plaintiffs to...more