Constitutional law – Allegations of violation of right to trial within a reasonable
time – Whether violation of reasonable time standard results in grant of stay
automatically – How analysis is to be done – Factors to be considered when
determining whether reasonable time standard violated – Consequences of
violation – Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Sections 14 (3) and 16
(1) – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 11 (b)
Insolvency - Sections 2 (1), 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, of the Insolvency /act - Whether automatic stay under section 4(1) should be lifted - Test for lifting stay under section 7.
Attorney/client – Application by former client to remove attorney and firm from representing bank – Whether attorney can be prevented from acting against former client
COMPANY LAW WHETHER AGREEMENT TO FUND LITIGATION CHAMPERTOUS – FIXED CHARGE AND FLOATING CHARGE – WHETHER ASSIGNMENT OF PROCEEDS OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT INVALID – WHETHER ASSIGNMENT OF PROCEEDS OUTSIDE OF CHARGE – WHETHER AGREEMENT TO ASSIGN PROCEEDS OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT OUTSIDE OF ORDINARY SCOPE OF BUSINESS