Mandates
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Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. M.S.
Counsel to grandparents in child custody and access rights litigation under the Child and Family Services Act. Case reference: 2018 ONCJ 14
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Ruparell v. J.H. Cochrane Investments Inc. et al., 2021 ONCA 880
Obtained a $5 million judgment for breach of an oral contract for the purchase and sale of a Volkswagen dealership and surrounding land in Markham, Ontario.
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R. v. Clayton, 2007 SCC 32
Represented Canadian Civil Liberties Association in Supreme Court of Canada, constitutionality of police road blocks for search and seizure in emergencies.
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Squirrel Trust No. 1 v. Sextant Strategic Hybrid²Hedge Resources Fund Offshore Ltd., 2009 CanLII 9418
Successfully obtained a Mareva injunction against offshore hedge funds and related parties and assisted clients in a related OSC proceeding.
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Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 751
Acted for the Information Technology Association of Canada in an intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada involving the enforceability of online forum selection clauses in consumer agreements.
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Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21
Successfully represented Canadian Civil Liberties Association in Supreme Court of Canada Constitutionality of publication bans in bail proceedings.
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Rock Developments ats. Goodlife Fitness Centres
Rock Developments sold its fitness centre business to the plaintiff, Goodlife Fitness. Rock Developments also owned three parcels of undeveloped land in the Windsor area. Rock Developments granted Goo…
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R. v. Edwards, 2024 SCC 15
Lead counsel to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a case relating to the constitutionality of the military justice system.
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RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. (2008), 298 D.L.R. (4th) 1, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79, 2008 SCC 54
Acted for Merrill Lynch in appeal on duties of non-fiduciary employees and duty not to compete unfairly with former employer.
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F.L. Ravin Ltd. v. Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services, 229 A.C.W.S. (3d) 240
Successfully represented plaintiffs in leading authority on availability of injunction to restrain public procurement process at Request for Proposal stage.
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MacLaren Art Centre v. D’Airain Corporation et al.
Counsel to a public art gallery in cross-border litigation arising from ownership rights related to certain sculptures and assets of significant value.
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Frank v. Canada
Counsel to the Attorney General of Canada in a Charter challenge to certain provisions of the Canada Elections Act.