Appeals
ArbitrationPublications and Presentations
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Paul-Erik Veel chaired the OBA's program on effective appellate advocacy.
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Ian Binnie was invited to make a keynote address at The Advocates' Society's program titled "Dirty Tricks of Appellate Advocacy?" hosted by its new Appellate Advocacy Practice Group.
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Tom Curry taught University of Toronto law students about Appellate Advocacy.
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Matthew Lerner and Scott Rollwagen co-authored the article Alive and well: Construction Lien Act deemed trust after bankruptcy in The Lawyer's Daily February 8, 2019 edition. They discuss the recent decision in Guarantee Company of North America v Royal Bank of Canada that has upset the long-standing conventional wisdom among bankruptcy and insolvency practitioners in Ontario about the fate of provincially-created statutory trusts in bankruptcy.
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Paul-Erik's article Ontario Court of Appeal Rules in Heller v Uber Technologies Inc: A Sensible Result with Challenging Implications appeared in the Class Actions Law section of the Ontario Bar Association.
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Monique Jilesen presented at OBA's program on Successful Civil Appeals. She spoke on the topic of writing a persuasive factum.
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Scott Rollwagen's article Are courts of appeal becoming Bleak Houses? appeared in the October 16, 2017 issue of Law Times. Scott discusses the serious implications of Canadian appelate courts' steadily increasing willingness to defer to first intsance decision-makers.
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Peter Griffin appeared at Stratford Festival's Forum Showcase on September 30, 2017. He acted as counsel to Romeo in the Appeal of Prince Escalus' executive order banishing Romeo from Verona. Peter cross-examined the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson appearing as the expert witness and challenged the legality of the travel ban.
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Ian Binnie presented on the topic at The Advocates' Society Spring Symposium, Advocacy in the Real World: Practical Tips, Updates and Strategies, on April 26, 2013.