Mandates

Represented the plaintiff/claimant in related tort, bankruptcy, and contract proceedings resulting from corporate management fraud.

Successfully responded to an appeal at the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan from a lower court dismissal of an application for summary judgment to dismiss the client’s action.

Successfully represented plaintiffs, leading authority on compellability of cabinet ministers and scope of parliamentary privilege.

Successfully represented plaintiffs in leading authority on enjoining defendant misconduct during class action certification period.

Successfully represented physician in barring automatic production of crown brief in civil proceedings.

Counsel to the Sackler Families in the Purdue Pharma CCAA proceeding, a proposed national class action, and two proposed class actions brought by the First Nations and Municipalities across Canada.

Successfully represented plaintiff in Ontario Court of Appeal overturning judgment denying subject matter jurisdiction of Superior Court over claims against German bank.

Obtained arbitration award setting fair market rent for a renewal period within the range sought by the landlord.

Successfully resisted application to set aside, or appeal from, arbitral award.

Successfully represented an industry association in an arbitration over the terms of its contract with several of Canada’s major cable services providers.

Lead counsel to the successful applicant in an application for judicial review in a leading case on the meaning of “operator” in environmental legislation.