St. Lawrence Barristers Represents the David Asper Centre at the Ontario Court of Appeal

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On May 22, 2019
In Court Appearances and Decisions
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The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights has been granted leave to intervene before the Ontario Court of Appeal in City of Toronto v Attorney General of Ontario. At issue on appeal is whether the introduction of Bill 5 mid-election, which had the effect of changing the ward boundaries in Toronto, breached the guarantee of freedom of […]

Phil Tunley and Jennifer Saville Successfully Defend Disclosure Motion

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On October 23, 2018
In Court Appearances and Decisions
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Phil Tunley and Jennifer Saville successfully defended a motion seeking disclosure from the Ontario Energy Board. In Rogers Communications Canada Inc. et al v The Ontario Energy Board, the Associate Chief Justice dismissed the appellants’ motion for disclosure entirely on the basis of relevance, applying a test derived from Harwig and CCSAGE as to whether […]

Ontario Court of Appeal Affirms Cost-Sharing Mechanism Developed by the Ontario Energy Board

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On August 8, 2018
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The decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Union Gas Limited v. Township of Norwich, in which Phil Tunley acted on behalf of the Ontario Energy Board as an intervenor, gives effect to a cost-sharing mechanism developed by the Board in its 1986 Report and Model Franchise Agreement, to allocate costs of gas pipeline […]

Phil Tunley and Jennifer Saville Represent Vice Media and Ben Makuch at Supreme Court

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On May 23, 2018
In Court Appearances and Decisions
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Phil Tunley and Jennifer Saville, along with co-counsel Iain MacKinnon, appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada representing Vice Media Canada and journalist Ben Makuch in a case demanding protection for journalistic source information. For the first time, the Court was asked to address the issue of access by police to unpublished communications between a journalist […]

Jennifer Saville Discusses Costs Awards in Law Times Article

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On May 7, 2018
In Court Appearances and Decisions, In the Media
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Jennifer Saville provided comments for the Law Times article “Student Unions Awarded Costs in Private Litigation Cases”. Alexi Wood and Jennifer Saville, of St. Lawrence Barristers LLP, represented two of the Respondents in a trio of applications heard by the Ontario Superior Court. After dismissing the applications, the Court ordered the Applicants to pay costs […]

Alexi Wood Interviewed in Law Times Article on Student Union Decisions

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On March 12, 2018
In Court Appearances and Decisions, In the Media
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Alexi Wood is interviewed by the Law Times to discuss her recent success representing the Ryerson Students’ Union and the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union in applications brought by students who were denied Student Group status. As Wood explains: “The takeaway for groups is they have the power to pass their own policies and […]

Court Affirms that Student Unions are Private Corporations Not Subject to Administrative Law Principles

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On February 26, 2018
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Alexi Wood and Jennifer Saville successfully represent the Ryerson Students’ Union and the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union in decisions that confirm the right of student unions to pass and implement their own policies. After hearing oral argument, the Court dismissed the applications, finding that public law did not apply. The Court affirmed that, […]

Alexi Wood Successfully Defends Appeal of Ontario Energy Board Decision

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On January 22, 2018
In Court Appearances and Decisions
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Alexi Wood, on behalf of the Ontario Energy Board, is successful in securing a dismissal of an appeal from a decision of the OEB regarding the interpretation of statutory provisions governing the assessment of certain pipeline facilities. In Tribute Resources Inc. v. Ontario Energy Board, the Divisional Court affirmed that the applicable standard of review was reasonableness. […]

St. Lawrence Barristers to Represent Vice Media and Ben Makuch at Supreme Court of Canada

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On November 30, 2017
In Court Appearances and Decisions
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Today, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in Vice Media Canada Inc and Ben Makuch v. Canada. The Supreme Court will be asked to review the balancing between the rights to gather, disseminate and receive news and the interests of the state in prosecuting crime, when police seek access to a journalist’s work […]

Phil Tunley Successful in Resisting Motion for Leave to Appeal from a Decision of the Ontario Energy Board

Posted by Jennifer Saville
On October 27, 2017
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Today the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed a motion by various telecommunications carriers for leave to appeal a decision of the Ontario Energy Board setting a rate to be changed for attachment of telecommunications cables to electricity distribution poles owned by Hydro One Inc. The decision is the latest in a series of decisions of […]

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