Appellate Advocacy & Judicial Review

We deliver trusted appellate advocacy and judicial review counsel, helping clients protect their rights and achieve favourable outcomes before Canada's highest courts and tribunals.
Key Contacts
Dionne Bourassa PascaleMellett Bruce
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Overview

When a case is set for appeal or judicial review, a team with a clear understanding of what persuades appellate courts is a considerable advantage. Our appellate advocacy and judicial review practice provides clients and referring counsel with specialized advice on all aspects of cases on appeal or judicial review. The group includes a number of accomplished senior counsel and former federal and provincial appellate judicial clerks.

We assist clients and referring counsel in a manner most appropriate to them and to the extent they desire. Where requested, we offer litigation and trial strategies to protect appellate rights, and review the feasibility of potential appeals. Our expertise and experience in a broad range of commercial and regulatory issues allows us to be of particular assistance in developing substantive and procedural appeal arguments, preparing proper appeal books, drafting facta, and crafting effective oral arguments. We advance and oppose applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, and apply for and oppose applications for intervener status.

Where trial and hearing counsel remain involved, we work cooperatively with them to ensure that clients benefit from both their case-specific knowledge and from the fresh perspective and expertise of our appellate group.

Client Work

Alberta Provincial Court Judges' Association

in a constitutional case before the Supreme Court of Canada regarding judicial independence. Provincial Court Judges (No. 2) (1998), 155 D.L.R. (4th) 1 (S.C.C.)

Archean Energy

with their appeal of a judgment which awarded two former officers damages for wrongful dismissal as well as substantial monies on a stock option agreement

ATCO Gas and Pipelines

in the Supreme Court of Canada's 2006 landmark decision defending utility property rights against regulatory confiscation. ATCO Gas Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Energy Utilities Board), 2006 SCC 4

ATCO Gas and Pipelines

with its successful appeals of three related Board Decisions regarding the ability of the regulator to assert jurisdiction over its Carbon gas storage facilities and related production ...
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Supreme Court of Canada case concerning overriding oil and gas royalties and whether they constitute interests in land. Bank of Montreal v. Dynex Petroleum Ltd. (2002), 208 D.L.R. (4th) 155 (S.C.C.)

Metropolitan Conference Centre

in a successful appeal setting aside a trial decision and limiting a commercial landlord's contractual right to reclaim premises for purposes of building redevelopment

Safari Club International (Alberta Chapter) and Public Action for Wildlife Society

with their successful intervention in an appeal relating to Metis hunting rights in Alberta. R. v. Kelley, 2007 ABQB 41
An industry association of Canada's largest brewers, in a judicial review application concerning the conduct of the Beverage Container Management Board in setting ...
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Shore Gold

with the appeal in a claim alleging that a voting agreement between two joint venture parties, Shore Gold and De Beers Exploration, breached a joint venture agreement

HI Hotel Limited Partnership

in the successful enforcement of its statutory right of rescission under the Alberta Franchises Act and Regulation

Eagle Resources

in an appeal before the Alberta Court of Appeal regarding a damage assessment pertaining to a breach of warranty contract resulting in an award of $9.47 million
A commercial real estate owner, in appeal proceedings successfully upholding the dismissal of an action for the sale of land voided by mutual mistake

Globex Foreign Exchange

in an appeal before the Alberta Court of Appeal seeking to set aside an interlocutory injunction enforcing a non-competition agreement
Respondents, in an appeal before the Alberta Court of Appeal from the Trial Judges decision granting summary judgment to the plaintiff on the basis that there were ...
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Pan Canadian Petroleum

in an appeal before the Alberta Court of Appeal challenging the cost award granted by a chambers judge

Linda J. Court

in acting on behalf of local resident and, successfully judicially reviewing a decision of Alberta Environment permitting the construction of a gravel pit south of Calgary causing a re-hearing on various environmental issues

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