Mandates

Successfully represented Canadian Civil Liberties Association in Supreme Court of Canada, scope of expectation of privacy in content of employer owned computers.

Successfully resisted an appeal in the Ontario Court of Appeal concerning the decision of an arbitrator to reopen an arbitration against a major car manufacturer on the basis of fresh evidence.

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

Successfully represented respondent in appeal from arbitration award dismissing a claim to rectify a unanimous shareholders’ agreement (“USA”).

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

Successfully resisted an appeal in the Ontario Divisional Court concerning the validity of a construction lien.

Lead counsel to a public interest group in successfully resisting publication bans in a high-profile claim involving allegations of police misconduct.

Successful defence of claim alleging invention and ownership of proprietary Tim Card.

Counsel to the plaintiff landowner in a lengthy environmental contamination court action.