Babin Bessner Spry LLP
185 Frederick Street, Suite 101 M5A 4L4 Toronto, ON, Canada

We’re proud to share that Ed Babin has once again been included in the Lexpert Litigation Special Edition of the Globe and Mail Report on Business as one of Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers https://www.lexpert.ca//lexpert-publishes-special-editio/|55&sitecode=ALM

New Blog Post - Bhasin revisited: C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger provides straightforward example of breach of honest contractual performance https://www.babinbessnerspry.com/blog/bhasin-revisited.html #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #GoodFaith #SupremeCourtofCanada #Callow #Bhasin

Happy Holidays from all of us at Babin Bessner Spry!

We are pleased to support Holiday Helpers Canada in their important work providing poverty relief packages to low-income families in the GTA. Please consider joining us by donating or volunteering.

New Blog Post: Uber Decision Provides New Grounds for Challenging Arbitration Agreements https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//uber-decision-new-ground #BabinBessnerSpry #bbsBlog #SupremeCourtofCanada #Arbitration #Unconscionability

We are proud to share that Ed Babin is once again recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in Corporate Commercial Litigation, Competition/Antitrust Law and Securities Law. https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/edward-j-babin/74939

We are delighted that Babin Bessner Spry has been included in the 15th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada! https://www.bestlawyers.com//babin-bessner-spry-l/82032/CA

We are delighted to have Daniel Babin return to the Babin Bessner Spry team as an associate. Welcome back, Danny! https://www.babinbessnerspry.com/people/daniel-babin/

We are thrilled with this result and so proud of Mike Bookman for his representation at the SCC of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists. https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2020/38478-eng.aspx

New Blog Post: Ontario Court of Appeal Holds that the Creator of an Exchange-Traded Fund May Owe Duty of Care to Investors https://babinbessnerspry.com//onca-creator-of-exchange-tra #BabinBessnerSpry #bbsblog #Negligence #DutyOfCare #CourtOfAppeal #Litigation #Securities

Blog Post: How to Not be Tone Deaf: A Brief Guide to Being an Ally to Black People, by Chasidy Palmer https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//how-to-not-be-tone-deaf. We join America today in celebrating Juneteenth as a day to reflect and educate. ... #JUNETEENTH2020 #BlackLivesMatter See more

Babin Bessner Spry stands with the movement for Black lives. Please consider supporting these Black-owned businesses: afrobiz.ca/Toronto ... #BlackLivesMatter

We are thrilled to announce that in addition to the ranking of each of our named partners as litigation stars, Ed Babin has been ranked by Benchmark Canada 2020 as one of the Top 50 trial lawyers in Canada! https://www.benchmarklitigation.com//Edward/Profile/81709

We are delighted to announce that Zachary Pringle has joined the Babin Bessner Spry team. Welcome, Zach! www.babinbessnerspry.com/people/zachary-pringle/

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the way we all live and work. This week, our law clerks and support staff share some of the challenges and rewards of supporting a law firm virtually. https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//support-from-a-distance. #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #COVID19 #StayHome

We are so thrilled that each of Ed Babin, Ellen Bessner and Cynthia Spry have been ranked as litigation stars by Benchmark Canada 2020! https://www.benchmarklitigation.com//Cynthi/Profile/80870 https://www.benchmarklitigation.com//Ellen-/Profile/81817... https://www.benchmarklitigation.com//Edward/Profile/81709

New Blog Post: Lawyers in a Dangerous Time The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the way we all live and work. In this week’s blog, our lawyers share some of the challenges and rewards of conducting a law practice virtually and working from home. Next week, we’ll feature the perspective of our law clerks and support staff. www.babinbessnerspry.com/b/lawyers-in-a-dangerous-time.html #BBSblog #BabinBessnerSpry #COVID19

We’re saying goodbye to our offices at 65 Front St. E today. Here’s to new space and new beginnings see you at 185 Frederick St.!

We are delighted that Ed Babin is once again ranked as one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2020 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide) https://www.lexpert.ca//babin-bessner-/edward-j-babin-148/

Dear friends, We wanted to let you know that Babin Bessner Spry is working to take care of our clients, our team, and our community in response to the COVID-19 situation. Physical access to our offices has been restricted. Instead, our team is working remotely (thanks to our advanced cloud-based systems) so we can continue to provide you with excellent legal service.... Please feel free to reach out to us by e-mail or telephone with any questions.

New Blog Post: Don’t Be Frustrated: Ontario Court of Appeal upholds damages award against home buyer after province announced tax on non-residents https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//don%E2%80%99t-be-frustra #contractlaw #OntarioCourtofAppeal #ONCA #frustration #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry

New Blog Post: New Standard of Review: Great for Lawyers, Bad for Current Law Students https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//new-standard-of-review-g #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #StandardOfReview #LawSchool #Vavilov #Dunsmuir

We’re thrilled that Ed Babin has been included in the Litigation Special Edition of the Globe and Mail's Report on Business as one of Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers https://www.lexpert.ca//lexpert-publishes-2019-litigation-

We are pleased and proud that Cynthia Spry is included in the Fall edition of the Advocates Journal! https://lnkd.in/eCRP3YV #TheAdvocatesSociety #TheAdvocatesJournal #litigation #advocates

We are delighted to welcome Daniel Babin as an articling student! Danny has been a member of the Babin Bessner Spry team for several years, including as a summer student, and it’s great to have him back.

We are proud to share that Ed Babin is recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in Corporate Commercial Litigation, Competition/Antitrust Law and Securities Law. https://www.bestlawyers.com//babin-bessner-spry-l/82032/CA

BBS loves #refertoher! Thanks so much to Lenczner Slaght for including Cynthia Spry under Securities Litigation and Commercial Litigation. https://litigate.com/ReferToHer/the-list

New Blog Post: Ontario Court of Appeal Reminds Contracting Parties of their Options upon Contract Repudiation https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//court-of-appeal-reminds- #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #CourtOfAppeal #ContractLaw #ContractRepudiation #BreachOfContract #AppellateLitigation #Litigation

Cynthia Spry has been selected as the Secretary of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group of The Advocates’ Society, helping TAS connect commercial litigators through educational and networking events.

We’re so pleased to announce that Cynthia has been selected as a member of the Advocates' Society 10+ committee, which fosters engagement and development among mid-career members, and promotes access to justice and pro bono initiatives for mid-career advocates. Congratulations, Cynthia!

We’re proud to announce that Mike Bookman has been selected as a member of the Advocates' Society Young Advocates Standing Committee. YASC works as a voice for advocates <10 years of call within the Advocates’ Society and throughout the profession. Congratulations, Mike!

Babin Bessner Spry is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada in October, where Mike Bookman will be representing the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists as they intervene to advocate for the protection of Canadians’ genetic information. https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/info/sum-som-eng.aspx

Babin Bessner Spry is now a proud member of the Canadian chapter of the 30% Club! The 30% Club Canada aims to have 30% of board seats and C-Suites in Canada held by women by 2022, through voluntary participation by board chairs and CEOs. Gender balance on boards and C-suites encourages better leadership, governance and all-round board performance. Please join us! https://30percentclub.org/about/chapters/canada

New Blog Post: Alberta Court Denies Certification of Investor Class Action https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//alberta-court-denies-cer #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerspry #ClassAction #Certification #FinancialAdvisor #InvestorLoss

New Blog Post: Thrift Shopping for Grownups - how to reduce your carbon footprint and look great doing it. https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//thrift-shopping-for-grow #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #Fashion #OfficeFashion #Consignment #Toronto

Team BBS had a blast on our Habitat for Humanity Build Day. Thanks so much to Habitat for their amazing work! https://www.babinbessnerspry.com/news/ #BBSBuilds #HabitatForHumanity #BabinBessnerSpry

New Blog Post: Court of Appeal Holds that Partial Summary Judgment Should be Rarely Awarded https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//court-of-appeal-partial- #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #SummaryJudgment #PartialSummaryJudgment #fraud #CourtOfAppeal

We are thrilled to announce that Cynthia Spry has been ranked by @Lexpert as Repeatedly Recommended in Securities Litigation! https://www.lexpert.ca//babin-bessner-/cynthia-spry-69616/

New Blog Post: Supreme Court Stays Claims by Business Customers in Class Proceedings Against TELUS https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//business-customers-kicke #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #SCC #Arbitration #ClassActions

We are thrilled to announce that Ed Babin is ranked by Lexpert as Most Frequently Recommended (Corporate Commercial Litigation) and Consistently Recommended (Securities Litigation). https://www.lexpert.ca//babin-bessner-/edward-j-babin-148/

New Blog Post: Technology and the Law: Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms Parties Cannot Record Proceedings without Court Order https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//technology-and-the-law-o #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #technology #recordingproceedings #CourtOfAppeal

New Blog Post: Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms Class Members are Akin to Parties https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//ontario-court-of-appeal- #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #CourtOfAppeal #ClassActions #ClassMembers #litigation #appeals

New Blog Post: Taking Away the Corner Office - should your firm go modular? https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//taking-away-the-corner-o #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #OpenConcept #Modular #LawOffice

We're still a ways away from our fundraising goal but we're getting there! Habitat's work is so important - please visit our Team Page and donate. https://tinyurl.com/y2auedok... #BBSBuilds #BabinBessnerSpry #HabitatForHumanity

Babin Bessner Spry is participating in a Habitat for Humanity Canada build! Please help us support Habitat's important work by donating to our Team Page: https://tinyurl.com/y2auedok #BBSBuilds #BabinBessnerSpry #HabitatForHumanity

New Blog Post: Ontario Court of Appeal provides further guidance on valid defence analysis under anti-SLAPP legislation https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//ontario-court-of-appeal- #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #antiSLAPP #CourtofAppeal #Defamation

Happy International Women’s Day from Babin Bessner Spry! #IWD2019

New Blog Post: Supreme Court Finds Lawyer Liable for Referral to Financial Advisor https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//supreme-court-finds-lawy #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #professionalnegligence #referrals #lawyers #conflictofinterest #fraud

New Blog Post: Feeding the Mouth that Bites you: plaintiff required to provide advances for defence legal fees https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//feeding-the-mouth-that-b #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #shareholders #indemnification #DsandOs #directors #officers #liability

New Blog Post: Claims Against Individual Directors and Officers of Fortress Struck Without Leave to Amend https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//fortress-claims-struck-w #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #directorandofficerliability #syndicatedmortgages #courtofappeal

New Blog Post: Negligence Claim against Law Firm Allowed to Proceed after Court of Appeal Reverses Summary Judgment https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//negligence-claim-against #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #summaryjudgment #professionalnegligence #lawyernegligence #courtofappeal

We are so pleased to announce that Ed Babin has been named again by Lexpert and American Lawyer as one of the leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. https://www.lexpert.ca/500/

New Blog Post: Not ‘staying’ a while: Ontario Court of Appeal reviews three-factor test for lifting automatic stay pending disposition of an appeal https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//lifting-automatic-stay-p #BBSBlog #BabinBessnerSpry #stayofproceedings #Rule63

New Blog Post: Top Five Hilarious Law Twitter Accounts babinbessnerspry.com//top-five-hilarious-law-twitter-accou (with shouts out to @BadLegalLLP @SCC_Case_Tweets @MediocreLaw @The_Law_Boy and @lawyerthoughts)

Better late than never - check out these great pictures from our launch party for Ellen Bessner's new book, Communication Risk! https://www.babinbessnerspry.com/ellen-bessner-books.html

New blog post: Court of Appeal Clarifies the Difference Between Litigation and Participant Experts https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//court-of-appeal-differen #ParticipantExpert #LitigationExpert #Experts #SexualAssualt #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry

New Blog Post: Cooperative Design: the Dawn of a Pan-Canadian National Securities Regulator? https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//cooperative-design-pan-c #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #cooperativedesign #securities #scc

New Blog Post: An Offer You Can’t Refuse: Ontario Court of Appeal Applies Flexible Framework for Enforcement of an Accepted Rule 49 Offer to Settle https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//flexible-framework-enfor #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #rule49 #settlement #fullindemnity

New Blog Post: Registered Advisor Sentenced to Jail Time https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//registered-advisor-sente #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #advisor #PromissoryNotes #SecuritiesAct #OSC #Jail

We took pre-party photos and then had so much fun we forgot to take any at the party!

New Blog Post: Corporation Formed to Claim Oppression Not a Complainant under section 250(e) of the CNCA https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//corporation-formed-to-cl #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #notforprofit #corporategovernance #oppressionremedy

New Blog Post: Parliamentary privilege does not immunize decision to fire security guards of Quebec’s National Assembly https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//decision-to-fire-securit #babinbessnerspry #BBSBlog #privilege #constitutionallaw #appellate #supremecourtofcanada

New Blog Post: Complainant Witness Granted Intervenor Status at Wrongful Dismissal Trial https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//complainant-granted-inte #babinbessnerspry #bbsblog #MeToo #intervenor #employment

New Blog Post: No 'Sunshine' for Solar Power: Ontario Court of Appeal Narrows Section 4 of the Interest Act in ClearFlow Appeal https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//no-sunshine-solar-power- #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #InterestAct #ONCA #solarfinancing

New Blog Post: Death (of your claim) and Taxes: Ontario court finds claim against tax lawyer is barred https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//death-and-taxes-claim-ba #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #taxlaw #CRA #limitationperiod

New Blog Post: Guidance for Counsel: Ontario’s Court of Appeal Addresses Anti-SLAPP Legislation babinbessnerspry.com//guidance-for-counsel-anti-slapp-legi #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #antiSLAPP #defamation

New Blog Post: 6 Pieces of Art on the Walls at Babin Bessner Spry https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//6-pieces-of-art-babin-be #BBSBlog... #babinbessnerspry #art #urbanexploration #localart See more

New Blog Post: The Supreme Court’s Conflicting Reasons on Conflicts of Law: Haaretz v. Goldhar https://www.babinbessnerspry.com//supreme-court-haaretzcom #BBSBlog #babinbessnerspry #conflictsoflaw #jurisdiction #Goldhar