Not exact matches
Brian Brown manages, supervises and handles the defense litigation
cases involving automobile negligence, products liability, premises liability including
lead - based paint poisoning,
civil assaults, construction accidents, insurance coverage, insurance
fraud and claims of negligent security, including ATMs.
Less than a year into silk, Nathan Pillow QC is already taking the
lead on major
cases, specialising in substantial
civil fraud and asset recovery actions.
For example, Brian successfully argued one of the
leading cases on
civil fraud and the right of defendants to access frozen assets to pay daily living expenses and professional fees.
James is regarded as a top - tier commercial litigator: he is recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as one of a handful of band 1 commercial litigators («a
leading junior with experience in top - level commercial disputes including
civil fraud and banking
cases»), as well as being ranked specifically for commercial chancery disputes («exceptionally bright and a brilliant lawyer with excellent judgment.
A prevailing alter ego defendant was awarded $ 134,469.36 out of a requested $ 353,047.50 in attorney's fees based on
Civil Code section 1717 and the Reynolds
case [one of our
Leading Cases], but was denied recovery of fees for successfully defending on a
fraud claim in a multi-phased trial.
Jim has been
lead counsel in a wide variety of complex
civil litigation, including
cases involving breach of contract,
fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, conspiracy, anti-trust, deceptive trade, insurance code violations, partnership disputes, corporate governance / ownership disputes, breach of express and implied warranty / covenants, RICO, sexual harassment, constitutional claims, assault, battery, libel, slander, trespass, nuisance, product defect and negligence.
The
leading case on
civil fraud in Canada is the Supreme Court of Canada decision in 2014 in Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, and in that
case civil fraud is defined this way:
The
leading case on
civil fraud in Canada is the Supreme Court of Canada decision in 2014 in Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, and in that
case civil fraud is defined this way ``... the tort of
civil fraud has four elements, which must be proven on a balance of probabilities: (1) a false representation by the defendant; (2) some level of knowledge of the falsehood of the representation on the part of the defendant (whether knowledge or recklessness); (3) the false representation caused the plaintiff to act; and (4) the plaintiff's actions resulted in a loss.»