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Paul has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, public law, and appeals, including commercial relationships of every kind, securities litigation and shareholders remedies, franchise and distribution law, financial services, real estate development, intellectual property, professional liability, and class proceedings.
In his 25 years of experience, Paul has appeared at all levels of the Canadian court system, including the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada, generating countless reported decisions.
Paul has earned recognition for skillful advocacy in novel and complex issues related to class actions, arbitration jurisdiction and process, distribution of financial services, sexual harassment, the law of information and privacy, public law, regulation of commercial contracts, municipal law, citizenship, taxation, conflicts of laws, personal injury damage assessment, civil procedure, the law of privilege, limitation periods, insurance law, medical malpractice, the law of injunctions, professional liability, jury trial process, professional liability, and punitive damages.
Paul is well known in the Toronto legal community, having presented many papers on diverse legal subjects reflecting his practice profile. Paul’s papers have been published in numerous professional journals, including the prestigious Advocates Quarterly. Paul is a frequent lecturer and instructor in the profession on topics reflecting his diverse practice profile.
Paul Bates is certified by ARIAS-U.S. as an arbitrator in international reinsurance disputes, the first Canadian counsel to earn this certification. Paul has also been certified by AIRROC as an arbitrator in insurance and reinsurance disputes. |
