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APRIL 2016
BIG SUITS
TRUSTEES OF THE MILLWRIGHT
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF ONTARIO
PENSION TRUST FUND V.
CELESTICA INC. ET AL.
DECISION DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2015
Celestica Inc., a global leader in the delivery
of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions,
was successful before the Supreme Court of
Canada in Trustees of the Millwright Region-
al Council of Ontario Pension Trust Fund
v. Celestica Inc. et al., a decision released on
December 4, 2015. In deciding on a trilogy of
cases that argued similar issues (see also Ca-
nadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Green,
at right), the SCC allowed Celestica's appeal
and upheld the limitation period for bring-
ing a statutory secondary-market securities
class action. e plaintiffs' claim against Ce-
lestica was held to be statute-barred. is de-
cision makes several important observations
relating to the interplay between the Ontario
Securities Act and the Class Proceedings Act.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP acted
as litigation counsel to Celestica. e team
from Blakes was composed of Nigel Camp-
bell, Andrea Laing, Ryan Morris, Kiran Patel
and Sarah Emery.
e plaintiffs in the case were represented
by Kirk Baert, Celeste Poltak and Garth My-
ers of Koskie Minsky LLP.
HORIZON PHARMA
PLC V. CANADA (HEALTH)
DECISION DATE: JUNE 12, 2015 AND
DECEMBER 10, 2015
In Horizon Pharma
plc v. Canada (Health), 2015 FC 744, the
Federal Court issued a rare interlocutory stay
in the context of a judicial review application
relating to pharmaceutical data protection.
In December, the Court allowed Hori-
zon's application, remitting the issue of
data protection back to the Minister for
redetermination.
e proceeding underlying this decision
was an application for judicial review of the
Minister's decision to deny data protection
for a new orphan drug called RAVICTI®
(glycerol phenylbutyrate) for the treat-
A LOOK AT THE CLASS ACTION APPEAL CELESTICA, PART OF A TRILOGY OF CASES IN WHICH THE COURT CONSIDERED
WHETHER S. 28 OF THE ONTARIO CLASS PROCEEDINGS ACT OPERATED TO SUSPEND THE LIMITATION PERIOD IN S. 138.14
OF THE ONTARIO SECURITIES ACT; AND HORIZON, IN WHICH THE FEDERAL COURT ISSUED A RARE INTERLOCUTORY STAY
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CarswellNat 837
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Federal Court of Appeal
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Counsel for Appellants: Daniel Carroll,
QC, and Lily Nguyen of Field Law
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Counsel for Respondents: Jaxine Oltean and Marlon Miller
of Department of Justice Canada
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Supreme Court of
Canada
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sel for Respondents: Alan Lenczner, QC, Brendan Morrison and Chris Hutchison of Lenczner
Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
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at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, MiningWatch Canada and the Canadian Centre
for International Justice: Murray Klippenstein, and Cory Wanless of Klippensteins, Barristers &
Solicitors, Renu Mandhane of the University of Toronto's International Human Rights Program
(now Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission)
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Alberta
Court of Appeal
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Counsel for Appellants / Cross-Respondents: Peter Linder, QC, and Gavin
Matthews of Peacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP
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Counsel for Respondents: Professor David
Percy, QC, of the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
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Counsel for Respondent, Esprit Explora-
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Counsel for Respondent,
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Counsel for Respondents /
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Counsel for Respondent / Cross-Appellant, Costal Resour-
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4) Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Green
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2015 CarswellOnt 18335
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Supreme Court of Canada
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Counsel for Appellant, Canadian Imperial Bank of Com-
merce: Sheila Block and James Tory of Torys LLP
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Counsel for Appellants, Gerald McCaughey
et al.: Benjamin Zarnett, David Conklin and Jonathan Edge of Goodmans LLP
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Counsel for
for Appellants, IMAX Corporation et al.: Paul Steep, Dana Peebles and Brandon Kain of Mc-
Carthy Tétrault LLP
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Counsel for Appellants Celestica Inc., Stephen Delaney, Anthony Puppi:
Nigel Campbell, Andrea Laing and Ryan Morris of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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Counsel for
Respondents, Howard Green, Anne Bell: Peter Jervis, Joel Rochon, Sakie Tambakos and Remissa
Hirji of Rochon, Genova LLP
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Counsel for Respondents, Marvin Neil Silver and Cliff Cohen:
Dimitri Lascaris, William Sasso, Michael Robb, Daniel Bach and Serge Kalloghlian of Siskinds
LLP
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Counsel for Respondents, Trustees of the Millwright Regional Council of Ontario Pension
Trust Fund, Nabil Berzi and Huacheng Xing: Kirk Baert and Celeste Poltak of Koskie Minsky
LLP
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Counsel for Intervener, Canadian Foundation, for Advancement of Investor Rights: Mar-
garet Waddell (written) and Denise Cooney (written) of Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
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Counsel for Intervener, Shareholder Association, for Research and Education: Bonnie Roberts
Jones of Groia & Company Professional Corporation
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Counsel for Intervener, Ontario Securities
Commission: Anna Perschy, Amanda Heydon of the Ontario Securities Commission
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Counsel
for Intervener, Insurance Bureau of Canada: Alan D'Silva, Daniel Murdoch and Sinziana Hennig
of Stikeman Elliott LLP
5) MacDonald v. Chicago Title Insurance Co. of Canada 2015 CarswellOnt
18332
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Ontario Court of Appeal
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Counsel for Appellants: Gavin Tighe and Alexan-
der Melfi of Gardiner Roberts LLP
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Counsel for Respondent: Robert Dowhan and Catherine
Grinyer of SmithValeriote Law Firm LLP
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Counsel for for Intervener, Lawyers' Professional
Indemnity Company (LAWPRO): Leigh Youd of Berkow, Cohen LLP
