Construction and Infrastructure
Defamation and MediaCases
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Counsel to Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors in an application against Metrolinx and Ontario Infrastructure (HMQE) in relation to HMQE’s failure to declare an emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Crosslinx is a design and construction consortium established to deliver and maintain the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, the second largest Canadian transit infrastructure project. We successfully resisted a motion to stay and succeeded entirely on the application to obtain contractual relief due to the pandemic. This is notable as it may have broader implications for other P3 Projects across the province of Ontario.
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Counsel to Zurich in an action to rescind surety bonds worth nearly $300 million, and to recover over $68 million, due to collusion and misrepresentations in the bidding process for the St. Michael’s Hospital Redevelopment Project in Toronto.
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Counsel to a general contractor in an arbitration relating to the construction of a major Canadian transmission line.
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Counsel to a general contractor in respect of a complex mediation/prospective arbitration process regarding a subway extension project.
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Counsel to the Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 590 in an application addressing responsibility for repair and maintenance of fireplace systems in a downtown Toronto high-rise condominium building. Succeeded in application to have the condominium’s declaration amended to designate the chimney flues as exclusive use common elements.
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Counsel to Aecon in complex litigation involving multiple parties and claims, in respect of the Legacy potash mine and production facility in Saskatchewan.
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Counsel to a purchaser in a successful proceeding to oppose a Construction Lien Act Trustee’s attempt to disclaim several agreements of purchase and sale.
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Counsel to the defendant developer in proceedings alleging construction deficiencies in the construction of the Four Seasons Residences in Toronto.
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Counsel to GE Canada Equipment Financing GP in a dispute relating to the financing of a hotel construction project.
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Counsel to plaintiff University in a successful trial of an action arising from fraud by senior university executives in connection with construction and maintenance work.
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