CIPPIC granted leave to intervene in Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted CIPPIC leave to intervene in a precedent-setting case involving electronic commerce and pre-dispute binding arbitration clauses in consumer contracts. The case, Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des Consommateurs and Olivier Dumoulin, involves Dell's attempt to block a class action in Quebec on the basis of a mandatory arbitration clause in its online terms of service. Supreme Court docket CIPPIC webpage on the Dell case