Submitted by Section Co-Chair, Mathew Good
Summary of Meetings
Number of Meetings Held: 3
October 28, 2015
Guest Speakers: Errin Poyner (Sugden McFee & Roos) and Brad Dixon (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP)
Meeting Title/Topic: Consumer Class Action Update: Where Are We At, and Where Are We Going?
Synopsis: Discussion of consumer class action claims in Marshall and Ileman
April 13, 2016
Guest Speaker: Naomi Kovak of Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman, Rebecca Spigelman of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Chelsea Hermanson of Branch MacMaster LLP
Meeting Title/Topic: Year in Review (2015)
Synopsis: Review of 2015's most important class action decisions.
June 14, 2016
Guest Speakers: Luciana Brasil (Branch MacMaster LLP) and Mark Mounteer (Bennett Mounteer LLP)
Meeting Title/Topic: Blood from a Stone - Resolution of Class Action Claims through CCAA Proceedings
Synopsis: focus on the resolution of class action claims through Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceedings.
June 9, 2015
Guest Speaker: Mathew Good, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Meeting Title/Topic: Year - End Meeting and 2015/2016 Section Executive Elections
Synopsis: Year-end meetin (short). Discussion on Illeman/Marshall decisions recently released by the Court of Appeal.
Comments and Observations of the Chair
Section continues to serve as a meeting place for exchanging ideas and keeping on top of the law for the class action bar. Serves a useful function and is well appreciated by members.