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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. Sam has experience working on both in-person and virtual motions, mediations, trials and arbitrations. Sam has successfully advocated for her clients in various contexts, including before regulatory tribunals and the Ontario Superior Court.
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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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Counsel to a general contractor in an arbitration relating to a major Ontario transit project.
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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.