Christopher DiMatteo

Oct 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jonathan Kahn |Lana Finney |Christopher DiMatteo

On October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur), ordering a new hearing for the youth-led constitutional challenge of the Ontario government's emissions reduction target. Mathur challenged the provincial government's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target on the grounds that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter).

Oct 22, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Christopher DiMatteo |Lana Finney |Jonathan Kahn

IntroductionOn October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur), ordering a new hearing for the youth-led constitutional challenge of the Ontario government’s emissions reduction target. Mathur challenged the provincial government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target on the grounds that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter).

Oct 21, 2024 | blakes.com | Jonathan Kahn |Lana Finney |Christopher DiMatteo |Humna Wasim

IntroductionOn October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur), ordering a new hearing for the youth-led constitutional challenge of the Ontario government’s emissions reduction target. Mathur challenged the provincial government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target on the grounds that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter).

Jul 11, 2023 | mondaq.com | Christopher DiMatteo |Max Shapiro

In Bhatnagar v. Cresco Labs Inc. (Bhatnagar), the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) held that damages are not presumed where a defendant breaches the duty of honest contractual performance. Rather, according to the Court, the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger (Callow) requires the plaintiff to show that the breach caused a loss before it becomes entitled to damages.

Jul 7, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Christopher DiMatteo |Max Shapiro

[co-author: David Côté, Summer Student]In Bhatnagar v. Cresco Labs Inc. (Bhatnagar), the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) held that damages are not presumed where a defendant breaches the duty of honest contractual performance. Rather, according to the Court, the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger (Callow) requires the plaintiff to show that the breach caused a loss before it becomes entitled to damages.