The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently set aside a decision approving the legal fees of class counsel on the condition that counsel would donate 40% of the approved fees to charity.
The appeal provides useful guidance for practitioners on
Fahad Siddiqui specializes in urgent and high-stakes litigation. He acts in corporate, shareholder, financial product, and regulatory disputes and appears in all levels of court.
Fahad previously clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the High Court of Delhi. He joined us after practicing at a leading international law firm in New York City and a litiation boutique in Toronto where he represented clients in the financial services, healthcare, technology, energy, food services, and infrastructure industries.
Fahad has guest lectured on Appellate Advocacy at Osgoode Hall Law School and published in peer-reviewed academic journals. His pro bono service includes cases heard by the Supreme Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of the United States and a one-year term as a director of a legal-aid clinic serving low-income Torontonians.
Fahad is fluent in French and conversant in Hindi, Urdu, and Arabic.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently set aside a decision approving the legal fees of class counsel on the condition that counsel would donate 40% of the approved fees to charity.
The appeal provides useful guidance for practitioners on…
On September 5 the Court of Appeal for Ontario issued its decision in Lavender v. Miller Bernstein LLP, 2018 ONCA 729.
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In a decision issued on July 24, 2018, the Ontario Securities Commission held that the test to determine whether a respondent’s case should be severed and heard separately is the same test used in criminal proceedings.
The decision, Hutchinson (Re)…