Cases
Cases: Tingling v The College of Psychologists of Ontario
Counsel to the College of Psychologists of Ontario on a successful motion to dismiss an application to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal relating to the applicant's registration proceeding at the College.
Andrew Porter August 15, 2001
Zarubiak (Estate) v Luce
Counsel to a family physician in the successful defence at trial of the decision to discharge a patient from hospital, following which the patient sustained a fall.
Andrew Parley & Andrew Porter August 11, 2001
Law Society of Upper Canada v Groia
Counsel to the Law Society of Upper Canada in the prosecution of a lawyer for professional misconduct. A three member panel of the Divisional Court affirmed the decision of an Appeal Panel of the Law Society of Upper Canada that found the lawyer had committed acts of professional misconduct. The Divisional Court also confirmed his penalty of a one month suspension
its $200,000 costs award in favour of the law society.
Tom Curry, Jaan Lilles, Andrew Porter & Laura Liu Brooksbank April 9, 2001
Joyce v MtGox Inc
Counsel to the CEO of MtGox Inc, a defendant in a proposed Ontario class proceeding, concerning the failure of the Japanese BitCoin exchange.
Matthew B. Lerner & Andrew Porter March 28, 2001
Law Society of Upper Canada v Opara
Counsel to the Law Society of Upper Canada in a successful appeal of a decision concerning unprofessional conduct by a barrister.
Tom Curry, Jaan Lilles, Andrew Porter & Laura Liu Brooksbank March 22, 2001
Law Society of Upper Canada v DeMerchant
Counsel to the Law Society of Upper Canada in successfully defending a motion for production of prosecution documents on the basis of a claim of abuse of process.
Tom Curry, Jaan Lilles & Andrew Porter March 21, 2001
Jacot v Baxter
Counsel for estate trustee
former family physician in a will challenge primarily based on alleged incapacity proceedings.
Anne E. Posno & Andrew Porter March 5, 2001
Polar Wireless Corporation v Roberts
Counsel to the successful plaintiff on a motion for an interlocutory injunction preventing former fiduciaries from unfairly competing with their former employer using confidential business information.
Matthew B. Lerner & Andrew Porter January 8, 2001
Bogner v Orangeville Police Services
Counsel to the plaintiffs in an action alleging negligent investigation by the police.
Rebecca Jones & Andrew Porter December 31, 2000
Wadden v BMO Nesbitt Burns
Counsel in a successful defence of the defendant brokerage firm at a lengthy trial before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in an action for negligence
breach of contract arising out of the alleged manipulation of shares of Knowledge House Inc.
Andrew Porter, J. Gwendolyn Ward & Christina Shiels-Singh November 26, 2000
1252662 Ontario Inc v Swisslog
Counsel to the successful party in a contractual interpretation application seeking a declaration that alleged limitation of liability clauses in a construction contract do not apply.
Ronald G. Slaght & Andrew Porter August 8, 2000
Smith v Lattuca
Counsel to the defendant physicians in a medical negligence proceedings. Successfully opposed a motion by the plaintiff to extend the deadline to set the action down for trial after the deadline had passed, resulting in dismissal of the action.
Brian Kolenda & Andrew Porter January 9, 2000
R v Thompson
Counsel to an accused facing charges of assault of a police officer
possession of a controlled substance. Evidence excluded
an acquittal on all counts entered on the basis of multiple Charter breaches
adverse findings of credibility concerning the police officer.
Andrew Porter & Madison Robins January 8, 2000
Quarterback Transportation Inc. v. Clegg et al.
Counsel to the respondents (defendants) successfully resisting Quarterback's motion for an interlocutory injunction seeking to enforce restrictive covenants
other post-employment obligations on several departing employees,
a competitor.
Andrew Porter
Singh v. The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
Counsel to the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario in a successful request to dismiss an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario at a summary hearing.
Peter J. Osborne & Andrew Porter
