TOM CURRY is a partner at Lenczner Slaght.

Tom joined the firm as a partner in 2002, after practicing in the litigation section of a national law firm since 1986.  He has a proven record of success in commercial litigation, class actions, arbitrations, business disputes, administrative law, judicial review, intellectual property, professional liability at both the trial and appellate levels.
 
Tom is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by The Law Society of Upper Canada since 1998.  He is recognized in his fields of expertise in LEXPERT, Chambers Global and Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in the 2009 LEXPERT/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.

He is a contributing editor of Corporate Liability, a journal devoted to issues of corporate liability under criminal and regulatory law, and is a regular speaker on a wide variety of subjects relating to trial practice and substantive law.  He teaches Trial Advocacy at the University of Toronto.

Tom received an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1984 and his B.E.S. (Urban Planning) from the University of Waterloo in 1981.  He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1986. 

CASES

The following are a sample of Tom Curry’s cases, by practice area:

Appellate Advocacy

Chiang (Trustee of) v. Chiang (2009), 93 O.R. (3d) 483 (C.A.), [2007] O.J. No. 4085 (S.C.J.); [2007] O.J. No. 1866 (S.C.J.); 2007 CarswellOnt 2818 (S.C.J.); (2007), 85 O.R. (3d) 425 (S.C.J.) - represented defendants in contempt proceedings and appeal relating to underlying commercial dispute.

Blue Star Trailer Rentals Inc. v. 407 ETR Concession Co. (2008), 91 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.) - successful appeal from a judgment declaring that 407 ETR was not permitted to charge tolls for transport truck trailers under the Highway 407 Act. 

Animal House Investments Inc. v. Lisgar Development Ltd., [2008] O.J. No. 2240 (S.C.J. (Div. Ct.)); [2008] O.J. No. 616 (S.C.J.), (2007), 87 O.R. (3d) 529 (S.C.J.) - application and appeal involving a shareholder dispute in a closely held company and a just and equitable winding-up.

Precious Metal Capital Corp. v. Smith (2008), 92 O.R. (3d) 701 (C.A.) - appeal concerning the jurisdiction of the Court relating to a foreign mine.

Ferrara v. Tabatabi, [2006] O.J. No. 4900 (C.A.) - appeal concerning an oppression remedy and shareholder’s remedies.

Ristimaki v. Cooper (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 648 (C.A.) - successful appeal concerning a solicitor’s negligence in a family law case.

Raaymakers v. Green, [2006] O.J. No. 124 (C.A.) - appeal concerning rectification of a separation agreement.

Giroux Estate v. Trillium Health Centre (2005), 74 O.R. (3d) 341 (C.A.) - appeal concerning issues of fraud and effect of limitation period.

407 ETR Concession Co. v. Ontario (Minister of Transportation), [2005] O.J. No. 2504 (C.A.) - appeal concerning an arbitration and the availability of interlocutory remedies.

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario v. Porter, [2004] O.J. No. 979 (C.A.); [2003] O.J. No. 540 (Div. Ct.). - application for leave to appeal and application for stay of proceedings involving professional discipline of physician.

Shoom v. Acktion Corp., [2003] O.J. No. 5204 (C.A.); [2003] O.J. No. 6180 (S.C.J.) -dissent and appraisal enforcement of agreement in sale of shares.

Pompeani v. Bonik Inc., [2002] O.J. No. 3770 (C.A.). - appeal concerning contempt of court.

Zellagate Holdings Inc. v. Platt, [2000] O.J. No. 343 (C.A.) - appeal involving the dismissal of an action for rescission on the grounds of relitigation and abuse of process.

Marchand (Litigation guardian of) v. Public General Hospital Society of Chatham (2000), 51 O.R. (3d) 97 (C.A.) - appeal of lengthy trial concerning trial practice, liability and judicial bias.

Etienne v. McKellar General Hospital, [1998] S.C.C.A. No. 208 (S.C.C.); [1998] O.J. No. 624 (C.A.) - trial and appeal from jury trial.

Sorger v. Bank of Nova Scotia (1998), 39 O.R. (3d) 1 (C.A.) - appeal concerning apprehension of bias and breaches of fiduciary duty.

Palmeri v. DiPoce, [1998] O.J. No. 1164 (C.A.) - appeal concerning solicitor’s negligence.

Valencia v. Kurdyak, [1998] O.J. No. 440 (C.A.) - appeal concerning professional liability matter.

Ontario (Workers' Compensation Board) v. Ontario (Assistant Information & Privacy Commissioner) (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 464 (C.A.); (1995), 23 O.R. (3d) 31 (Div. Ct.) - application for judicial review over privacy legislation.

Muscillo Transport Ltd. v. Ontario (Licence Suspension Appeal Board), [1997] O.J. No. 4320 (C.A.); [1997] O.J. No. 3111 (Gen. Div.); [1997] O.J. No. 3062 (Gen. Div.) - application for judicial review regarding bias and proceedings before tribunals.

De Vos v. Robertson, [1997] O.J. No. 3860 (C.A.) - appeal concerning professional liability matter.

Playford v. Freiberg, [1995] O.J. No. 1719 (C.A.) - appeal concerning jury verdict.

Kempton v. Park, [1994] O.J. No. 2651 (C.A.) - appeal of professional liability matter.

Earl v. Koloszar, [1991] O.J. No. 45 (C.A.) - appeal concerning setting aside of a default judgment.

Class Actions

Prendiville v. 407 International Inc., [2002] O.J. No. 2548 (S.C.J.) - class action dealing with the payment of late payment fees.

Clients of JNP Financial Services Inc. v. Paul, [2001] O.J. No. 1616 (S.C.J.) - class action concerning breach of fiduciary duty.

Gibbs v. Canada Life Assurance Co., [2001] O.J. No. 6269 (S.C.J.) - class action concerning premium offset life insurance policies.

Carom v. Bre-X Minerals Ltd. (1999), 44 O.R. (3d) 173 (Gen. Div.) (1999), 43 O.R. (3d) 441  (Gen. Div.); (1998),  41 O.R. (3d) 780 (Gen. Div.); [1998] O.J. No. 2541 (Gen. Div.); [1998] O.J. No. 1428 (Gen. Div.)  - class action concerning Competition Act and other alleged breaches of duty.

Delgrosso v. Paul (1999), 45 O.R. (3d) 605 (Gen. Div.) - certification motion in class action related to syndicated mortgages.

Commercial Litigation

Chiang (Trustee of) v. Chiang (2009), 93 O.R. (3d) 483 (C.A.), [2007] O.J. No. 4085 (S.C.J.); [2007] O.J. No. 1866 (S.C.J.); 2007 CarswellOnt 2818 (S.C.J.); (2007), 85 O.R. (3d) 425 (S.C.J.) - represented defendants in contempt proceedings and appeal relating to underlying commercial dispute.

Animal House Investments Inc. v. Lisgar Development Ltd., [2008] O.J. No. 2240 (S.C.J. (Div. Ct.)); [2008] O.J. No. 616 (S.C.J.), (2007), 87 O.R. (3d) 529 (S.C.J.) - application and appeal involving a shareholder dispute in a closely held company and a just and equitable winding-up.

USB Securities Canada Inc. v. Sands Brothers Canada Ltd., [2008] O.J. No. 2309 (S.C.J.); [2008] O.J. No. 1676 (S.C.J.) - application for specific performance requiring the sale of shares. 

Smith v. Toronto Police Assn., [2008] O.J. No. 27 (C.A.); [2007] O.J. No. 2221 (S.C.J.); [2007] O.J. No. 746 - application and appeal to declare the actions of a non-share capital corporation to be ultra vires the constitution. 

Crown Life Insurance Co. v. Canada Life Assurance Co., [2007] O.J. No. 1697 (S.C.J.) - motion for summary judgment surrounding the interpretation of an indemnity provision in the agreement for purchase and sale at issue in the dispute.  

407 ETR Concession Ltd. v. Min, [2007] O.J. No. 1086 (S.C.J.) - motion to set aside a default judgment for punitive damages.

TELUS Communications Inc. v. Cherubin, [2005] O.J. No. 5534 (S.C.J.) - defence of a claim alleging contempt of court.

Roy Foss Motors v. Hull and Canada Life, [2004] O.J. No. 388 (S.C.J.) - defence of a dispute over sale of insurance policies.

Shoom v. Acktion Corp., [2003] O.J. No. 5204 (C.A.); [2003] O.J. No. 6180 (S.C.J.) -dissent and appraisal enforcement of agreement in sale of shares.

Prendiville v. 407 International Inc., [2003] O.J. No. 2103 (S.C.J.) - defence of class action.

Teskey v. Toronto Transit Commission, [2003] O.J. No. 4546 (S.C.J.) - motion with respect to a jury verdict in a defamation and malicious prosecution action.

Berkshire Funding Initiatives Ltd. v. Trinity Capital Corp., [2002] O.J. No. 4723 (S.C.J.) - defence of injunction for breach of fiduciary duty and theft of confidential information.

Ontario Realty Corp. v. P. Gabriele & Sons Ltd., [2000] O.J. No. 3270 (S.C.J.) - prosecution of fraud claim.

Bondfield Construction Co. (1983) Ltd. v. Kar, [1997] O.J. No. 1464 (Gen. Div.) - defence of Anton Pillar order and fraud case.

Sorger v. Bank of Nova Scotia, [1996] O.J. No. 205 (Gen. Div.) - defence of fiduciary duty claim.

Robert C. Medland & Associates Ltd. v. 3M Canada Inc., [1992] O.J. No. 2874 (Gen. Div.) - defence of a fiduciary duty claim.

Dimitry Investments Ltd. v. Stern, [1991] O.J. No. 2182 (Gen. Div.) - defence of a fiduciary duty claim.

Mitchell v. Vogrin, [1988] O.J. No. 639 (Dist. Ct.) - defence of claim over breach of shareholders agreement.

Professional Liability

Coady v. Law Society of Upper Canada, [2009] O.J. No. 745 (Div. Ct.); [2007] O.J. No. 570 (Div. Ct.) - defence of application for judicial review arising from discipline hearing.

Law Society of Upper Canada v. Neinstein, [2008] 85 O.R. (3d) 746 (Div. Ct.) - successful appeal of a decision of the Appeal Panel of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Beitel v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, [2008] O.J. No. 3196 (Div. Ct.) - motion for leave to appeal a motion judge’s order dismissing the respondents’ motion to strike out an application challenging the constitutionality of a provision of the Health Professions Procedural Code.

Workentin (Litigation guardian of) v. Hospital for Sick Children - successful defence of a pediatric surgeon in an action involving the diagnosis and treatment of  Hirschsprung’s disease

Lawrence Estate v. Alexander, [2008] O.J. No. 820 (S.C.J.) - successful defence of a general surgeon in a negligence action.

Vescio (Litigation guardian of) v. Garfield, [2007] O.J. No. 2624 (S.C.J.) - successful defence of a pediatrician in a negligence action.

Coady v. Law Society of Upper Canada, [2007] O.J. No. 570 (C.A.) - successful motion to quash an appeal to the Divisional Court in respect of a decision of an Appeal Panel concerning disciplinary proceedings under the Law Society Act.

Franklin v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, [2007] O.J. No. 3906 - judicial review application concerning the jurisdiction of the administrative tribunal to order payment of costs.

Newman v. Barrett, [2004] O.J. No. 3015 (S.C.J.) - summary judgment motion based on limitation defence in negligence action.

Legros v. Lai, [2004] O.J. No. 3045 (S.C.J.) - successful defence of physician over issues of use of Coumadin.

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario v. P.M.P., [2003] O.J. No. 2865 (Div. Ct.) - successful appeal of discipline case.

Commisso (Litigation guardian of) v. North York Branson Hospital, [2003] O.J. No. 20 (C.A.);  (2000), 48 O.R. (3d) 484 (S.C.J.) - trial and successful defence of appeal in matter of obstetrical negligence.

Porter v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, [2001] O.J. No. 258 (Div. Ct.) – motion for a stay of proceeding.

Marchand (Litigation guardian of) v. Public General Hospital Society of Chatham (2000), 51 O.R. (3d) 97 (C.A.) - appeal of lengthy trial concerning trial practice, liability and judicial bias.

Etienne v. McKellar General Hospital, [1998] S.C.C.A. No. 208 (S.C.C.); [1998] O.J. No. 624 (C.A.) - trial and appeal from jury trial.

Girard v. General Hospital of Port Arthur, [1997] O.J. No. 2666 (Gen. Div.) - defence of a trial involving neurological examination.

Manuel v. Fernandes, [1996] O.J. No. 2004 (Gen. Div.) - motion related to jury notice in a negligence action.

Hollander v. Stern, [1994] O.J. No. 2137 (Gen. Div.) - trial of fiduciary duty claim related to the actions of lawyer.

Playford v. Freiberg, [1993] O.J. No. 432 (Gen. Div.) - successful defence to motion to strike a jury verdict.

Public and Administrative Law

Ontario (Commissioner, Provincial Police) v. MacDonald, [2009] O.J. No. 970 (Div. Ct.), [2008] O.J. No. 5053 (Div. Ct.), [2008] O.J. No. 4819 - application for judicial review dealing with bias in conduct of an administrative law proceeding.

Ontario (Racing Commission) v. Hudon, [2008] O.J. No. 5313 (Div. Ct.) - application for judicial review concerning admissibility of confession.

Sternberg v. Ontario (Racing Commission) (2008), 92 O.R. (3d) 257 (Div. Ct.) - successful application to quash a decision of the Ontario Racing Commission prohibiting the applicant from appearing as counsel before the Commission.

Lester v. Ontario (Racing Commission), [2008] O.J. No. 3780 (Div. Ct.) - application for judicial review of an order of the Ontario Racing Commission finding that the Applicants had breached the Rules of Standardbred Racing.

Law Society of Upper Canada v. Canada (Attorney General) (2008), 89 O.R. (3d) 209 (S.C.J.) - motion to authorize a Law Society of Upper Canada Investigator to seize evidence from the RCMP and issues of constitutional law.

407 ETR Concession Co. v. Ontario (Registrar of Motor Vehicles), [2006] O.J. No. 868 (Div. Ct.); (2005) 82 O.R. (3d) 703 (Div. Ct.); [2005] O.J. No. 4325 (Div. Ct.); [2005] O.J. No. 1985 (Div. Ct.);  [2005] O.J. No. 896 (Div. Ct.) - application in the nature of procedure to compel Registrar of Motor Vehicles to suspend license renewal.

Toronto (Metropolitan) Police Services Board v. Young, [1998] O.J. No. 4736 (C.A.) -appeal from application for judicial review over apprehension of bias.

Starstoke Developments Inc. v. Durham (Regional Municipality), [1998] O.J. No. 3587 (Div. Ct.) - application for judicial review relating to amendment to official plan of the municipality.

Ontario (Workers' Compensation Board) v. Ontario (Assistant Information & Privacy Commissioner) (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 464 (C.A.); (1995), 23 O.R. (3d) 31 (Div. Ct.) - application for judicial review over privacy legislation.

Muscillo Transport Ltd. v. Ontario (Licence Suspension Appeal Board), [1997] O.J. No. 4320 (C.A.); [1997] O.J. No. 3111 (Gen. Div.); [1997] O.J. No. 3062 (Gen. Div.) - application for judicial review regarding bias and proceedings before tribunals.

Toronto (Metropolitan) Police Services Board v. Young, [1997] O.J. No. 1076 (Div. Ct.) - application for judicial review concerning bias.

Brock University v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), [1996] O.J. No. 2166 (C.A.) [1996] O.J. No. 883 (Div. Ct.) - application for stay of proceedings and to quash decision of the Human Rights Commission.

R. v. Leslie, [1995] O.J. No. 658 (Prov. Ct.) - application concerning recovery of police discipline records.