Mandates

Counsel to the appellant director at the Supreme Court of Canada in the leading case on personal liability of directors for oppression.

Successfully represented neurosurgeons at trial and Ontario Court of Appeal, requirement of evidence of subjective intent for common law test of informed consent.

Counsel to the appellant director at the Supreme Court of Canada in the leading case on personal liability of directors for oppression.

Successfully represented respondent to application for an interlocutory injunction pending a complaint before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

Lead counsel for Boliden Minerals in its successful claim against FQM Kevitsa for damages in excess of Euro 38 million arising from a tax indemnity in a share purchase agreement.

Successfully represented member of provincial parliament in defamation proceedings against national media, scope of defences of justification and responsible journalism.

Successfully represented plaintiff in Ontario Court of Appeal, test for dismissal of defamation action as Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.

Acting in appeal to the Court of Appeal in case concerning imposition of a stay arising from inadvertent receipt of privileged information.

See: Waheed, Re 2014 CarswellOnt 11912

Defence counsel in a high profile class action involving the destruction of human biological reproductive materials arising from the failure of a cryopreservation storage tank. 

After having resisted the respondents’ application to convert the petition proceeding into an action and thereby eliminating a number of issues between the parties on a summary basis, obtained judgmen…

Acted for the TCDSB and the successful candidate in an October 2022 Toronto school board trustee election in responding to a recount application under the Ontario Municipal Elections Act.