Mandates

Successfully represented Canadian Civil Liberties Association in Ontario Court of Appeal, Crown Liability and Proceedings Act does not extinguish common law policy/operational distinction in tort law.

Counsel to a defendant to a breach of contract claim brought by a contractor in connection with a transportation services agreement. The claim relates to the Amherst Island Wind Project.

Lead counsel to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a case relating to the constitutionality of criminal prohibitions surrounding sex work.

Successfully represented plaintiff in defamation proceedings, precedent setting decision on Islamaphobic speech, defences of responsible communication and justification.

Successfully obtained a Mareva injunction against offshore hedge funds and related parties and assisted clients in a related OSC proceeding.

Successfully represented plaintiff in defamation and injunction, record award for defamation.

Successfully represented borrower at trial and in British Columbia Court of Appeal, duty of borrower to draw down on executed special purpose credit agreement.

Counsel to a multi-national public power generation company in connection with litigation related to the Hearn Substation which powers the City of Toronto.

Representing a global law firm named as a defendant in the ongoing defence of a proposed national class action filed in Saskatchewan relating to the failure of a tax shelter program.

Pro bono counsel in a Federal Court judicial review application brought by the Bank of Nova Scotia, seeking to set aside a decision of the Canadian Human Rights Commission to refer a former employee’s…