Mandates

Leading authority on applicability of limitation periods to fatality in psychiatric institution.

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.

Representing a Canadian Schedule I bank in a Ontario securities class action alleging disclosure violations in connection with its exposure to the U.S. subprime mortgage market.

Obtained partial summary judgment on claim for outstanding accounts. Successfully defended set-off claim and request for stay of enforcement.

Acted for Katz Group Canada on leading case concerning administrative law challenges to regulations.

Counsel to the Intervener at the Supreme Court of Canada in a case concerning the scope of “reasonable expectation of privacy” under the voyeurism provisions in the Criminal Code.

Acting for a group of companies in a multi-million dollar damages claim against the provincial government for negligence and negligent misrepresentations in the handling of a procurement process.

Appeal counsel to a class of former prisoners who had been incarcerated at a youth detention centre.

Counsel to a Canadian investment management firm in defence of a claim related to investment strategies for $1.8 billion

Successful trial defence of $20 million dollar action claiming breach of credit agreement.

Acting for the CNOC in responding to two appeals brought by large telephone and cable companies from a CRTC decision which lowered the rates for wholesale high-speed internet access.

Acted for law firm in significant appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada concerning anti-SLAPP legislation.