While the defendants do not automatically have the right to seek an appeal of this decision from the Supreme Court of Canada, they do have the right to ask permission to do so (within 60 days of the release of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision). While a wonderful victory for the plaintiffs and class, this does not mean the class action is at an end. The Honourable Justice van Rensburg, writing the decision for the Ontario Court of Appeal, confirmed the trial judge’s finding that the School was systemically negligent in its operation, and its practices breached the standards of the day and were harmful to students. The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision October 26, 2021, confirming the common issues trial judgement. Systemic Negligence verdict upheld – School’s appeal of common issues trial judgment denied! These statements will assist us in helping you develop your claim for damages/compensation in the next phase. You may also want to consider starting to prepare an Impact Statement, outlining your experiences at GCC and the impact of those experiences have had on your life since leaving GCC. Rather than wait for that deadline to tick-away, if you haven’t already contacted us to advise of your intent to pursue the claim further, please consider doing so now.
In the meantime, although the final details have not yet been set by the Court, what we can tell you is that there will be a short window of opportunity to decide whether or not you ‘d like to come forward and have your damages and/or compensation assessed in respect of your GCC experiences. The details of this plan, along with deadlines for participating in it will likely be posted in the early spring of 2023. The final plan will be settled in late-January 2023. The Court put forward a draft plan for the parties to consider. The next steps involve determining the damages and compensation of each individual Class Member as it relates to their experiences at GCC and the impact those experiences have had on their lives since. In August, we met with the Court to discuss how the next steps in this lawsuit would proceed.
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