Mandates

Served as counsel to Direct Cash Inc. and subsidiaries in complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings, including class proceedings, involving the operations and insolvency of the Cash Store.

Counsel to a national railway company in a high stakes breach of confidence injunction against a competing national railway.

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association is the owner of lands in Nunavut which have been leased by Baffinland for an iron ore mine. The QIA was entitled to advance royalty payments of a certain sum until the …

Successfully obtained injunction against former employee who misappropriated company’s copyrighted and proprietary software.

Acted for Tervita in successfully challenging a decision by the Commissioner of Competition under s. 92 of the Competition Act to disallow Tervita’s merger with Complete Environmental Inc.

Successfully represented a partner of a major commercial real estate limited partnership in enforcing a right of first refusal at an arbitration hearing.

Applicability of vicarious liability provisions of Occupational Health and Safety Act to project owners.

Successfully represented plaintiffs, Ontario Court of Appeal, reversing worldwide asset freeze, leading authority on investigative receivers, personal liability of court appointed receiver for costs.

Counsel to a class of children in care in a class action against the Government of Manitoba seeking compensation for Manitoba’s policy of forcibly misappropriating the Children’s Special Allowance.

Acting for Manulife in response to an application by Mosten in Saskatchewan for the interpretation of a standard form universal life insurance policy.