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Legal Assistance Plan Board Restored: Tom Curry and Dena Varah succeed In Application against Board of Directors of the Toronto Police Association.

On February 27, 2007, The Mr. Honourable Justice Romain Pitt granted an Application brought by Tom Curry and Dena Varah of Lenczner Slaght to restore the Legal Assistance Plan Board of the Toronto Police Association. The LAP Board had purportedly been dissolved by a resolution of the TPA Board by a resolution passed January 25, 2007. The Court agreed that the resolution was made by the TPA Board without authority and set aside all decisions of the TPA Board flowing from it.

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RBC Dominion Securities v. Merrill Lynch Canada et al.

November 26, 2003-Departing brokers found to have a duty to their employer to give notice of their departure which notice period increases for a mass departure.

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The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismisses the appellants’ appeal from the decision of Lowry J

On August 23, 2001, The British Columbia Court of Appeal (Finch C.J.B.C., Hollinrake and Hall JJ.A.) dismissed the appellants’ appeal from the decision of Lowry J., approving a plan of arrangement between Pacifica Papers Inc. ("Pacifica”) and Norske Skog Canada Limited ("Norske") pursuant to s. 192(4) of the Canada Business Corporations Act.

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The Court of Appeal dismisses the Names' appeal from the decision of Swinton J
On August 29, 2001, The Court of Appeal (Laskin, Goudge and Feldman JJ.A.) dismissed the Names' appeal from the decision of Swinton J., allowing the Society of Lloyd's to register and enforce judgments that it had obtained in England against the Names.
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Court of Appeal dismisses Conrad Black's appeal
On May 18, 2001, the Court of Appeal (Laskin, Goudge and Feldman JJ.A.) dismissed Conrad Black's appeal from the decision of Chief Justice LeSage dismissing Mr. Black's action against Prime Minister Chretien.
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A & A Jewellers Ltd. v. Royal Bank of Canada

March 9, 2001-Peter Osborne successfully represented the Appellant before the Ontario Court of Appeal in A & A Jewellers Ltd. v. Royal Bank of Canada (Decision released March 9, 2001).

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Peter Griffin and Larry Thacker represent Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation

February 2001-Peter Griffin and Larry Thacker represent Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation in the CCAA restructuring of its subsidiary Cineplex Odeon Corporation. Peter Griffin acted for an unrepresented/self-represented series of defendants in the action Transamerica Life Insurance Company of Canada v. Hutton et al.

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Michael Royce appointed Trust Counsel with respect to the insolvency of the Red Cross Society

January 2001-Lenczner Slaght’s Michael Royce was appointed Trust Counsel under the Plan of Arrangement with respect to the insolvency of the Red Cross Society. Michael will be advising the Trustee, retired Supreme Court of Canada Judge Peter Cory, concerning the assessment and payment of claims of individuals who received tainted blood transfusions from the Red Cross.

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