Cases
Representative Work: Representing corporate clients
individuals in a vast variety of corporate
commercial litigation matters, including shareholder disputes, directors'
officers' liabilities, oppression
other corporate litigation, banking, environmental, estate, real property, labour
employment
education law matters, defamation cases
in class action proceedings.
Representing banks
other financial institutions, since called to the Bar, in a vast variety of banking
financial institution litigation matters, including lender liability issues, receiverships, insolvency, mortgage
other security enforcement, bills of exchange, letters of credit, breach of trust
fiduciary duties
class action proceedings.
Representing clients in the petroleum industry
has acted as trial counsel in a variety of environmental cases.
Has extensive trial, appellate court
judicial review experience, appearing as counsel in the following reported cases: Raza Kayani LLP v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, 14 C.C.L.T. (4th) 175
378 D.L.R. (4th) 729 (Ont. C.A.)
Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 69 C.P.C. (7th) 134
Evans v. Wilson, 55 C.P.C. (7th) 141
Raza Kayani LLP v. Toronto Dominion Bank, 9 C.C.L.T. (4th) 154
Setia et al v. Appleby College, 52 Admin.L.R. (5th) 338 (Ont. Div. Ct)
118 O.R. (3d) 481 (C.A.)
Oakdale Kitchens Inc. v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 3 B.L.R. (5th) 323
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ic v. The Bank of Nova Scotia, 3 C.C.P.B. (2d) 1
3 C.C.P.B. (2d) 20 (C.A.)
Re Collections Inc. v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, 20 C.P.C. (7th) 195
Brookfield Properties Ltd. v. Heath, 5 C.P.C. (7th) 393
Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 111 O.R. (3d) 346 (CA)
Silverberg v. 1054384 Ontario Ltd., 84 RPR (4th) 85 (CA)
Phinny v. Macaulay 75 RPR (4th) 66
Silverberg v. 1054384 Ontario Ltd., [2008], 77 RPR (4th) 102
Maystar General Contractors Inc. v. International Union of Painters
Allied Trades, Local 1819, (2008), 90 O.R. (3d) 451 (CA)
Chapman v. The Bank of Nova Scotia (2007) 58 CCEL (3d) 25
Good Life Corporation v. Hazeldean Properties Inc. et al, 63 RPR (4th) 267
Mohawk Square Development Ltd. v. Suncor Energy Inc. (2007) 62 RPR (4th) 100
McLaine v. London Life Insurance Co., 59 CPC (6th ) 235
McLaine v. London Life Insurance Co., 53 CPC (6th ) 135 ( Div. Ct. )
Daimler Chrysler Corp. v. Liberty Motor Co., 54 CPC (6th) 318
FL Receivables Trust 2002 - A v. Cobr
Foods Ltd. (2007) 85 OR (3d) 561 (CA)
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Assn. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 222 OAC 23
Maystar General Contractors Inc. v. International Union of Painters
Allied
Trades, Local 1819, 280 DLR (4th) 692
Benjamin v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (2006) 80 OR (3d) 424
Mastrogiuseppe v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 61 CCEL (3d) 1 (CA)
Cumming (Litigation Guardian of) v. DeSouza (2005) 74, OR (3d) 197
Clark v. Scotiabank (2004), 25 CCLT (3d) 109
Aquicon Construction Co. v. Vaughan (City), 29 CLR (3d) 164
42 MPLR (3d) 84
Toronto Catholic District School Board v. Ontario English Teachers Association (2002), 55 OR (3d) 782 (Ont. CA)
Unisys Canada Inc. v. York Three Associates Inc., et al (2002), 44 RPR (3d) 138 (Ont. CA)
Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) v. Pharmacia Canada Inc. (2001), 12 CPR (4th) 317
Bank of Nova Scotia v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (2001), 200 DLR (4th) 549 (Ont. CA)
Unisys Canada Inc. v. York Three Associates Inc. (2001), 39 RPR (3d) 220
Apotex Inc. v. Hoffman LaRoche Ltd. et al (2001), 195 DLR (4th) 244 (Ont. CA)
Almel Inc. v. Sunoco Inc. (1999), 125 OAC 128 (Ont. CA)
Veer v. Dover Corp. (Canada) Ltd. (1999), 45 CCEL (2d) 183 (Ont. CA)
Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corp. No. 539 v. Chapters Inc. (1999), 24 RPR (3d) 319
Berry et al v. Indian Park Association (1999), 44 OR (3d) 301
(1999), 23 RPR (3d) 169 (Ont. CA)
Dimascio v. Ontario (Minister of Education
Training) (1999), 172 DLR (4th), 421 (Ont. CA)
713860 Ontario Limited v. Royal Trust Corporation et al (1999) 43 OR (3d) 159 (Ont. CA)
Dent Wizard International Corp. v. Brazeau 31 CPC (4th) 174
Armstrong Baum Plumbing & Heating v. Toronto Dominion Bank (1997), 32 BLR (2d) 230 (Ont. CA)
Berry et al v. Indian Park Association (1997), 33 OR (3d) 522
Shek v. Bank of Nova Scotia (1996), 17 CCEL (2d) 236
Semelhago v. Paramadevan (1996), 136 DLR (4th) 1 (SCC)
Associates Commercial Corp. v. Scotia Leasing Ltd. (1994), 24 BLR (2d) 310 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
F.G.
J.M. v. Board of Education of Scarborough (1994), 68 OAC 308 (Ont. Div. Ct.
Semelhago v. Paramadevan (1994), 19 OR (3d) 479 (Ont. CA)
Armstrong Baum Plumbing & Heating v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (1994), 15 BLR (2d) 84
Mison v. The Bank of Nova Scotia (1994), 6 CCEL (2d) 146
(1994), 6 CCEL (2d) 159
Re Clinton 's Flowers & Gifts Ltd. (1993), 14 OR (3d) 24 (Ont. CA)
Ash et al v. Lloyd's Corporation et al (1992), 9 OR (3d) 755 (Ont. CA)
Leave to appeal to SCC.
Ash et al v. Lloyd's Corporation et al (1992), 8 OR (3d) 282 (Leave to Appeal)
Ash et al v. Lloyd's Corporation et al (1992), 6 OR (3d) 235 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
St. Jane Plaza Ltd. v. Sunoco Inc. (1992), 24 RPR (2d) 161 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
Director of Support
Custody Enforcement v. Jones (1991), 5 OR (3d) 499 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
Manufacturers Life Property Corporation v. Senkow (1990), 75 OR (2d) 254 (Div. Ct.)
Re National Energy Board, [1988] 2 FCR 196, 48 DLR (4th) 596 (FCA)
Re Maubach
The Bank of Nova Scotia (1987), 62 OR (2d) 220 (Ont. CA)
Re Maubach
The Bank of Nova Scotia (1987), 60 OR (2d) 187 (HCJ)
Corporate Properties Ltd. v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (1987), 60 OR (2d) 263 (HCJ)
Re Yustin Construction Ltd. (1986), 57 CBR (NS) 320
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. The Bank of Nova Scotia (1986), 55 OR (2d) 438 (Ont. CA)
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. The Bank of Nova Scotia (1985), 50 OR (2d) 84 (HCJ)
Re Mac's Convenience Stores
Minister of the Environment (1985), 48 OR (2d) 9 (Div. Ct.)
The Bank of Nova Scotia v. Terry (1984), 46 OR (2d) 180
9 DLR (4th) 101 (Ont. CA)
The Bank of Nova Scotia v. Terry (1984), 141 DLR (3d) 438
26 RPR 233 (HCJ)
Re Urman (1984), 44 OR (2d) 248
3 DLR (4th) 631 (Ont. CA)
Re Urman (1984), 128 DLR (3d. 33
38 CBR (NS) 261
15 BLR 165
20 RPR (HCJ)
Chantler v. Applied Power Ltd. 1 CCEL 141 (HCJ)
Profit Sharing Investors of Canada Ltd. v. Coffee Vending Services (Ottawa) Ltd. (1983), 41 OR (2d) 470
146 DLR (3d) 320 (HCJ)
Plibrico (Canada) Ltd. v. Suncor Inc. (1982), 35 OR (2d) 781
27 CPC 5 (HCJ)
Re Williams (1982), 33 OR (2d) 180
124 DLR (3d) 337
14 BLR 215 (HCJ)
Re Karelia Ltd. (1981), 31 OR (2d) 153
118 DLR (3d) 175 (HCJ)
Brett et al v. Fleet (1981), 30 OR (2d) 397
116 DLR (3d) 516 (HCJ)
Diegel & Feick Inc. v. Donia Consulting Corporation (1980), 35 CBR (NS) 134 (HCJ)
Gulf Canada Ltd. v. Turbo Resources Ltd. et al (1980), CPC 146 (HCJ)
Re Balaji Apartments Ltd.
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (1980), 25 OR (2d) 275
100 DLR (3d) 693 (HCJ)
Re Leifer (1979), 28 CBR (NS) 291 (HCJ)
Re Polsak (1978), 19 OR (2d) 570
85 DLR (3d) 748 (HCJ)
Re Comrie Lumber Co. Ltd.
Tomlinson Construction Services Ltd. (1977), 15 OR (2d) 613 (HCJ)
Beyer et al v. Absamco Developments Ltd. (1977), 12 OR (2d) 768 (DCO)
Great Canadian Oil S
s Limited v. Deputy Minister of National Revenue, [1976] 2 FCR 281 (FCA)
