Case 1. TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19

https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2019/37722-eng.aspx

1)Who is the plaintiff in this case?

2)Who is the respondent?

3)What is the relationship between the plaintiff and the respondent?

4)This is a class action (or group action) case, where the respondent represents two groups of participants. What are the two groups that the respondent represents in this case?

5)The case deals with the applicability of two different statutes (or Acts), what are they?

6)What is the outcome of the case? (2 pts)

7), what is arbitration and why is arbitration important in this case? (3 pts)

Case 2. Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5

https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2020/37919-eng.aspx

1)Who is the plaintiff in this case?

2)Who is the respondent?

3)What is the relationship between the plaintiff and the respondent?

4)This case deals with a business and claims about "customary international law". We will cover international law in more depth in a later class, so think of this case as a preview. Why did the Supreme Court say that the British Columbia court could make a decision based on "customary international law"? (2pts)

5)What was the Court being asked to decide in this case? (2pts)

6)What was the outcome of this case? (2pts)

7)Why do you think this decision might matter to people who run a business?