Earlier this year, Voltage Pictures, which previously engaged in a lengthy court battle to require Canadian ISPs to disclose the names of alleged file sharers, adopted a new legal strategy. While the company obtained an order to disclose names in the earlier case, it came with conditions and costs. Its latest approach involves filing a reverse class action lawsuit against an unknown number of …
For years, the profits that have emerged from the opaque world of law have been beyond the reach of non-lawyers in Canada. But that is changing quickly. A recent ruling in Ontario has helped swing open the door for litigation investment funds — which allow investors to bankroll lawsuits in the hopes of sharing in the potential proceeds — to establish a beachhead in Canada.
A Canadian missionary organization based in Hamilton is facing allegations that nearly $94 million in charitable donations purportedly sent to India in the past eight years can’t be properly accounted for by either the Indian or Canadian governments. Gospel for Asia Canada’s filings with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) show $93.5 million was transferred to India between 2007 and 2014, but …