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- Education:
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (2021) JD
- Queen’s University (2018) BSc (Biochemistry)
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Sam Hargreaves (she/her)
is an associate at Lenczner Slaght.
Sam has experience in a variety of disciplines, including professional liability, construction and commercial matters. She represents large infrastructure constructors and owners, technology companies, banks and regulated professionals.
Sam regularly appears before the Ontario Superior Court. She has represented clients in courts across Canada, as well as before various administrative and regulatory tribunals. She has successfully represented her clients in in-person and virtual motions, mediations, trials and arbitrations.
Sam received her JD from the University of Toronto where she was a member of the Moot Court Committee.
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Counsel to a general contractor in an arbitration relating to the construction of an international airport.
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VIA Rail Canada Inc v Canadian National Railway Company and Attorney General of Canada
Counsel to Canadian National Railway Company responding to a judicial review brought by VIA Rail Canada Inc. in the Federal Court of Canada. Successfully brought a motion to strike the judicial review without leave to amend on the basis that CN is not a judicially reviewable decision-maker and the Federal Court did not have jurisdiction over the dispute.
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Ratz-Cheung v BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc
Counsel to the defendants, Bank of Montreal, against a former employee in a matter involving damages for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal.
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Successful response, on behalf of a physician, in a patient’s appeal to the Ontario Superior Court regarding a Consent and Capacity Board determination of incapacity and renewal of a Community Treatment Order.
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Lawrence-Mitchell v Dawn Chouinard
Successful resistance of an appeal before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.
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Successful resistance of an appeal before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.
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Successful resistance of an appeal before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.
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Successful resistance of an appeal before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.
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VIA Rail Canada Inc v Canadian National Railway Company
Counsel to Canadian National Railway Company in an application brought by VIA before the Canada Transportation Agency to impose a new contract on CN.
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Successful resistance of an appeal before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.
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An Update on the Proposed Changes to Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure
Lenczner Slaght is keeping a close eye on the latest news regarding the proposed civil justice reforms in Ontario. In the past month, the Civil Rules Review Working Group, alongside judges and lawyers with diverse practices, have presented their perspectives on the Phase 2 Consultation Paper. In this blog, we summarize the key takeaways from two significant presentations.
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The bench and bar have long recognized that lengthy trials decrease access to justice. That is no surprise: trials are expensive, long trials more so, and lawyers generally think that the longer the trial, the longer it takes to receive a decision.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Seven New Associates
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to add to its collective experience and knowledge with the addition of seven exceptional associates.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Our 2021/22 Articling Students
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to strengthen its talent pool with the addition of seven articling students.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Eight New Summer Students
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to attract top talent with the addition of eight exceptional summer students.