William E. Pepall

Ontario (Attorney General) v Contents of Bank Accounts (in rem), 2021 ONSC 8304: Acted for defendant bank account owners in successfully resisting a forfeiture application under the Civil Remedies Act.

Smith v Arsenault-Smith, 2019 ONSC 3600: Acted for the successful respondent in an appeal of an arbitration decision relating to the obligation to make full and honest disclosure in a family law dispute.

Stevens v. Stevens, 2012 ONSC 706: Successful defence of law firm in action to set aside a marriage contract on grounds of mistake.

Royal Laser Corp. et al v. Cassels, Brock & Blackwell, 2012 ONSC 1170: Summary dismissal of negligence claim against law firm.

Lazey Partners Ltd. v. Strategic Energy Management Corp., 2011 ONSC 6348: Successful defence of fund manager in oppression/breach of duty claim.

Acted for the Law Society of Ontario in litigation arising out of its conduct of an investigation and professional discipline proceedings.

Representation of many of Canada’s most prominent law firms in the defence of liability claims.

Representation of Nortel Former Employee Representatives in Nortel CCAA litigation.

Representation of the liquidator of a major trust company and the federal deposit insurer in a $500 million tort claim against the former directors, officers, auditors and controlling shareholders of a trust company.

Representation of the liquidator of a major trust company in an action which raised novel issues of interpretation and public policy concerning s. 100 of the Bankruptcy Act.

Representation of a major accounting firm in securities class actions in the United States.

Representation of a major accounting firm in audit, accounting and tax negligence cases across Canada.

Representation of the auditor in the defence of a major securities action in Winnipeg.

Representation of individual directors before the Estey inquiry into the collapse of the Canadian Commercial Bank and Northland Bank.

Application by the director for the shareholder’s oppression remedy under the Canada Business Corporations Act, arising out of Campeau’s 1980 take-over bid for Royal Trustco.

Representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in class proceedings involving commercial and securities issues.

Representation at trial and on appeal of a successful plaintiff who had suffered a stroke caused by oral contraceptives.

Representation on appeal of a successful plaintiff who was granted the largest non-pecuniary loss under the Family Law Reform Act.

Representation of stage, film and recording artists in litigation matters.

Representation of the University of Toronto in various employment and academic issues.

Frequent appearances as counsel at mediation and arbitration.

Representing a professional liability insurer in an arbitration against a technology vendor, relating to the terms of their ongoing relationship in light of the introduction of a new program structure.

Represented a minority shareholder of a closely-held corporation in a long-running series of arbitrations, involving such issues as shareholder oppression, the exercise of a shotgun clause, and arbitral jurisdiction.

Acted for insurer on mortgage broker coverage arbitration.

Acted on family law arbitration and an appeal from a family law arbitration award.

Acts for auditors in OSC investigations and proceedings.

Acted for interested parties in a Commission of Inquiry on Banking in Canada.

Acted for management on numerous labour arbitration cases.

Acted for universities before internal tribunals dealing with academic disputes.

Nelbar, acted for investors defrauded in Ponzi investment scheme.

Laidlaw, acted for auditors in cross-border securities litigation.

Crocus, acted for auditors in Manitoba securities action.

Aspen, act for lawyers in securities action.

Advisor to auditors in CP Ships, Sun Opta and Imax securities actions.

Advisor to accounting firms in overtime class actions.

Acted for car manufacturer in competition law class action.

Acting for a mid-sized firm of accountants defending an action by a bank, which was a creditor of a now bankrupt corporation, seeking millions of dollars in damages and alleging that the accounting firm was negligent in the performance of its audit of that corporation.

Acting for a large firm of accountants defending allegations of auditors’ negligence in the audit of the financial statements of a private company.

Acting for a large law firm defending an action for damages for defamation and other economic torts in a case in which the issue of absolute privilege will be considered.

Successfully defended a family law lawyer against a claim for indemnity arising out of an alleged error in the drafting of a marriage contract and had the marriage contract set aside on grounds of mistake.