Jonathan Lisus Mandates

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

Successfully represented Cleveland Indians, resisting injunction to restrain display of team name and logo.

Successfully represented trial counsel, leading authority on disqualification of counsel.

Successfully represented Hudson’s Bay Company in Superior Court and Ontario Court of Appeal, leading authority on assignability of commercial land leases and Partnership Act.

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

Successfully represented applicant in leading authority on availability of mareva injunction to enforce foreign non-monetary award.

Successfully represented plaintiffs in leading authority on availability of injunction to restrain public procurement process at Request for Proposal stage.

Successfully represented developers in proceedings under Planning Act to regulate uses of single-family residential dwellings.

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

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

Jurisdiction of court to stay proceedings in favour of arbitration.

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.