Michael Osborne, partner at Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP, was quoted in a recent Law Times article regarding a recent Divisional Court decision to grant leave to umbrella purchaser claims that could lead to an increase in these types of claims.
In the article 'Ruling opens door to umbrella purchaser suits', published August 22, 2016, Michael commented that "...the Supreme Court has already said in A.I. Enterprises Ltd. v. Bram Enterprises Ltd. that a breach of a statute such as the Competition Act cannot be the foundation for the unlawful means conspiracy. ... there are a number of conflicting decisions in cases on the complete code issue that will require some clarification from the Supreme Court of Canada. It's a mess and it's going to have to be resolved by the Supreme Court."
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